“I didn’t know it was a condition until the doctor diagnosed it. So whenever I go to a new place, during introduction, I always have that disclaimer: ‘If you see me dozing off or probably falling asleep, it’
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS, or “cot death”) poses the ultimate riddle vexing pediatricians, public health experts, and evolutionary biologists alike: Why should a human infant, after an exquisitely complex intrauterine development, suddenly succumb to death, without any obvious disease to e...
A non-invasive, wireless, portable device applicable to the finger in order to reduce the risk of the sudden infant death syndrome and to reduce the risk of apnea, slower heart rate, and heart arrest in all age groups. The device is placed tightly on the distal end of a user's finger...
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I can't remember exactly what was missing, for we tend to block out traumatic experiences like childbirth, Gulf War syndrome, and renewing a Zone 2 New Orleans parking pass. Perhaps it was that I didn't have two utility bills. Or perhaps one of them was last month's. Whatever the ...
arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy, congenital coronary anomalies, aortic rupture due to Marfan syndrome, myocarditis, valvular disease, commotio cordis) were present, but individuals with morphologically normal hearts were common, as well, referred to as sudden arrhythmic death syndrome (SADS...
but individuals with morphologically normal hearts were common, as well, referred to as sudden arrhythmic death syndrome (SADS). In some of them primary electrical disorders or channelopathies (like Brugada syndrome, Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome, long QT syndromes) could be identified, but about...
d. cataplexy. Sleep Disorders: Some sleep disorders keep one up when one wants to sleep, while other sleep disorders knock one down while one is awake. There can be various medical causes for these involving neural problems, or psycholog...
Sleep is the time between two wakeful periods, where the body rests and restores energy levels. It is, however, an active process where the brain functions, the digestion process occurs, and the wear and tear of cells are taken ...
A movement and sound monitor and stimulator which is particularly useful for preventing death in human infants from sudden infant death syndrome is disclosed. The movement and sound monitor and stimul