"Breakthrough Study Suggests Crib Cam Footage Could Unlock Mystery of Child Fatalities"
Researchers at NYU Langone Health have found potential evidence linking seizures during sleep to sudden unexplained death in childhood (SUDC), after analyzing crib cam footage of seven toddlers who died in their sleep. The study, though small, is the first to offer direct evidence of a seizure link, with five of the toddlers exhibiting movements consistent with brief seizures. The findings, published in the journal Neurology, suggest that fever-related seizures, which are common and usually harmless in young children, could occasionally be a warning sign of SUDC. The research aims to uncover more about this poorly understood phenomenon, which claims over 400 lives a year in the US among toddlers and preschoolers.