Sudden Infant Death
Synonyms
Cot Death
Cot Deaths
Crib Death
Death, Cot
Death, Crib
Death, Sudden Infant
Infant Death, Sudden
SID
SIDS
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
The abrupt and unexplained death of an apparently healthy infant under one year of age, remaining unexplained after a thorough case investigation, including performance of a complete autopsy, examination of the death scene, and review of the clinical history. (Pediatr Pathol 1991 Sep-Oct;11(5):677-84)