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Heart rate changes in response to mild mechanical irritation of the high cervical spinal cord region in infants.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Koch, Lutz Erik Koch, Horst Graumann-Brunt, S. Stolle, Dietlind Ramirez, J. E. Saternus, K. S. |
| Copyright Year | 2002 |
| Abstract | Alterations in the heart rate were monitored before, during and after the application of a unilateral mechanical impulse to the high cervical spinal cord region which was administered strictly in connection with the so called manual therapy (diagnosis= KISS). The investigation is based on a survey of 695 infants between the ages of 1 and 12 months. A notable change in the heart rate was evident in 47.2% of all examined infants (n= 695). In 40.1% of these infants, the change in heart rate was characterized by heart rate decrease of 15-83% compared to control conditions. Infants in their first 3 months of life responded more often with a severe bradycardia (50-83% decrease), older infants (7-12 months) more often with a mild bradycardia (15-49.9% decrease). This comparison revealed a significantly increased occurrence of severe bradycardia in the younger age group compared to the group of children >3 months (significance 0.0017). In 12.1% (n= 84) of the infants, the bradycardia was accompanied by an apnea. We discuss the hypothesis that mechanical irritation of the high-cervical region serves as a trigger that may be involved in sudden infant death (SID). |
| Starting Page | 3757 |
| Ending Page | 3767 |
| Page Count | 11 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.danmurphydc.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/archive/2003/Article_05-03.koch.pdf |
| PubMed reference number | 12175961v1 |
| Volume Number | 128 |
| Issue Number | 3 |
| Journal | Forensic science international |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Apnea Bradycardia Cervical spinal cord structure Heart failure Infant Mortality Neck Sudden infant death syndrome |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
