
Child seizures caught on video may be a clue to solving unexplained crib deaths
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Baby Hayden Fell went to sleep on a night like any other, and the next morning, his father couldn't wake him. But his crib cam captured a possible seizure, offering a clue as to why.
Seizures during sleep are a potential cause of at least some cases of sudden unexplained death in childhood, or SUDC, researchers at NYU Langone Health reported Thursday after analyzing home monitoring video that captured the deaths of seven sleeping toddlers.
Similar to SIDS in babies, SUDC is the term when these mysterious deaths occur any time after a child’s first birthday. Little is known about SUDC but some scientists have long suspected seizures may play a role. In addition to some genetics research, scientists also have found that a history of fever-related seizures was about 10 times more likely among the children who died suddenly than among youngsters the same age.