An autopsy case of an infant with Joubert syndrome who died unexpectedly and a review of the literature.

Abstract:

:The present report describes the unexpected death of a 6-month-old female infant who had been clinically diagnosed with Joubert syndrome. This is a relatively rare congenital neurological disorder characterized by hypoplasia/aplasia of cerebellar vermis, which transmits information from the body to the cerebellum, and is associated with respiratory dysfunction, abnormal eye movements, and developmental delay. The infant was found dead in bed and the immediate cause of death was determined as aspiration of vomit which may have been induced by a neurological disorder related to hypoplasia of the cerebellar vermis. These findings, together with a review of previous clinical case reports, suggest that Joubert syndrome should be considered as a predisposition to sudden unexpected death in infants mainly due to aspiration or complicated infection.

journal_name

Forensic Sci Int

authors

Ishikawa T,Zhu BL,Li DR,Zhao D,Michiue T,Maeda H

doi

10.1016/j.forsciint.2008.06.003

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2008-08-06 00:00:00

pages

e67-73

issue

2-3

eissn

0379-0738

issn

1872-6283

pii

S0379-0738(08)00269-7

journal_volume

179

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