What Causes Sudden Unexpected Nocturnal Death Syndrome?

Table 1. Epidemiology of SUNDS in Different Countries

Country	Ethnicity	Ref
Singapore (1982–1990)	Thai workers in Singapore	9
Thailand (1990)	Thai‐Lao in the northeast	10
Philippines (1948–1982)	Filipinos in Manila	11
Philippines (2003)	Filipinos	12

What is Nocturnal death Syndrome?

Sudden unexplained nocturnal death syndrome (SUNDS) is a disorder found in southeast Asia, particularly Thailand, Japan, Philippines and Cambodia, which causes sudden cardiac death (usually in males) during sleep (1–3).

What is the nightmare death called?

Also called sudden unexpected nocturnal-death syndrome.

What is unexpected death syndrome?

Overview. Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is the unexplained death, usually during sleep, of a seemingly healthy baby less than a year old. SIDS is sometimes known as crib death because the infants often die in their cribs.

Why does sudden death happen?

Most sudden cardiac deaths are caused by abnormal heart rhythms called arrhythmias. The most common life-threatening arrhythmia is ventricular fibrillation, which is an erratic, disorganized firing of impulses from the ventricles (the heart’s lower chambers).

Is sudden death syndrome hereditary?

Because SADS condition are passed down from parent to child, each child of an affected parent has a 50\% chance of inheriting the condition.

What is nature of death?

As mentioned before, a natural death is one that occurs as a result of the aging process or disease. Homicide. A death is considered to be a homicide when a person is killed by one or more persons. Accident.

How do you know if you have sudden death syndrome?

How is it diagnosed? SDS is only diagnosed when you go into sudden cardiac arrest. An electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) can diagnose many of the syndromes that can cause sudden death. This test records the electrical activity of your heart.

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