Detecting the cause of sudden death in children

Research by US scientists published on February 2 said that in children who die from sudden death syndrome, the level of neurotransmitter serotonin in the brain is relatively low.

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This may be one of the causes of death in children.

After comparing the brain organization of children who die from sudden death syndrome and deaths from other causes, scientists have found that children who die from sudden death syndrome, Their serotonin levels were 26% lower than those of other deaths, and their levels of tryptophan hydroxylase were relatively low.

The study was carried out by scientists from the Institute of Medicine, Harvard University and the Boston Institute of Children's Medicine, the results of the study published in the latest issue of the American Medical Association. In particular, scientists say that children with sudden death syndrome often have "fundamental weaknesses," scientists speculate, in these children, the level of serotonin in the brain itself is low. create a "basic weakness."

Scientists hope in the future to find a way to directly test the levels of serotonin in children in the brain, thereby classifying children at high risk of sudden death syndrome. /.