[Infantile apnea. The etiopathogenetic aspects. The clinico-evolutionary forms. II].

Abstract

The author report several topical aspects of etiopathogenesis in infantile apnea, on the basis of the literature data. The first part considers the pathogenesis of the apnea of the premature infant. The next section presents the pathogenic implications of the sleep in infantile apnea. The final part discusses the apnea-sudden and unexpected death relation.