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Triple-Risk Model (SIDS)

Definition

The Filiano and Kinney 1994 model proposing that SIDS deaths occur at the intersection of a vulnerable infant (brainstem arousal-response immaturity), a critical developmental period (2-4 months), and an extrinsic stressor (prone sleep, co-sleeping, overheating). Supported by neuropathological studies of brainstem serotonergic pathway abnormalities.

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