Crib Death: Sudden Unexplained Death of Infants - The Pathologist's Viewpoint [Hardcover]

Giulia Ottaviani (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 10, 2007 | ISBN-10: 3540493700 | ISBN-13: 978-3540493709 | Edition: 1

Crib death (SIDS) is the most frequent cause of death for infants during the first year. A systematic study of the autonomic nervous system and cardiac system has been performed on a large number of infants and fetuses who died suddenly and unexpectedly, as well as in age-matched control cases. The neurological and cardiac findings are described here, and the relationship between SIDS and unexplained fetal death is discussed.

Editorial Reviews

Review

From the reviews: "This monograph is based on the author’s PhD thesis defended in 2004 and more than a dozen original papers she wrote on the subject of sudden unexplained death in infants. … This book is written for forensic and autopsy pathologists, neonatologists and other pediatricians, gynecologists, and public health workers. The secondary audience includes laboratory histotechnicians, pediatric nurses, medical students, and general medical practitioners … . will be of interest to forensic and pediatric pathologists and all other medical and nonmedical professionals who deal with SIDS." (Ivan Damjanov, Doody’s Review Service, January, 2008) "This concise monograph is an overview of the multiple hypotheses and confirmatory pathological findings contributing to the multifactorial causes of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). The book … is nicely organized into logical sections on the basis of the differential potential mechanisms of SIDS/crib death. … the histopathological illustrations are beautiful and are the main strengths of this book. … This book should be a valuable addition to the libraries of those interested in reviewing the heterogeneous pathophysiology of crib death." (Charles I. Berul, Circulation, Vol. 117, 2008) "The book details the anatomy, physiology, pathology, and autopsy dissection techniques of the cardiac conducting system and the autonomic nervous system. … Readers of JAMA who have to deal with such fatalities, especially pediatricians and pediatric (and forensic) pathologists, should add Ottaviani’s book … ." (Syed A. Hoda and Brian D. Robinson, JAMA, Vol. 299 (9), 2008)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 168 pages
• Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (September 10, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3540493700
• ISBN-13: 978-3540493709
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,825,883 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

In 1995, Degree in Medicine and Surgery, full marks, University of Milan. In 1999, Specialization diploma in Pathology, 70/70 cum laude, University of Milan, Italy. In 2000, Research Associate I, Cardiovascular Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. In 2001, Fellow at the Department of Hematopathology, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston. In 2002, Assistant Professor of Pathology, with tenure in 2005, University of Milan. In 2004, Ph.D. in Pathology, University of Milan, with honors and suitable for publication; Member of the "Lino Rossi" Research Center for the study and prevention of the unexpected perinatal death and SIDS, University of Milan. Since 2005, Aggregate Professor, University of Milan. In 2007-2010, Visiting Scientist, Children's Cancer Hospital, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston.
Since 2002, member of the Academic Faculty for the Course of Pathology and for the Residency in Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milan. Since 2008, member of the Academic Faculty for the Course of Pediatrics for the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milan, Italy.
The Research activity can be seen in over 100 publications in international journals, including the American Journal of Surgical Pathology and Cancer, with a total impact factor of 228, according to the Journal of Citation Reports 2010. The cumulative number of citations, excluding self-citations is 481, according to Google scholar 2010. The total Citations are 686 with a h-index 15 for the years 1996-2011, according to Scopus 2011. The research has been mainly addressed to the fields of cardiovascular pathology, particularly the study of the cardiac conduction system, and to the investigation of neuropathology of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and sudden unexpected perinatal death, as published in the monograph "Crib death. Sudden unexplained death of infants: the pathologist's viewpoint" Springer-Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg, Germany. ISBN: 978-3-540-49370-9.
Bone cancers and hematopathology are other research interests. She is the author of three chapters of the book: "Pediatric and Adolescent Osteosarcoma", Jaffe N., Bruland Ø.S., Bielack S. (Eds.), Springer, New York 2010. ISBN: 978-1-4419-0283-2.
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