Sudden Unexplained Death of a Child

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Each year, some 400 US children over age one, most of them toddlers, die for no known reason. Families, longing for answers, often find that their families, friends, and even pediatricians are unfamiliar with this classification of death, or that they even occur. Family members who have lost a child, a medical examiner, and a research expert who has lost a child discuss SUDC.

Guests:

Estuardo Torres, father of SUDC victim Dr. Eric Eason, Assistant Medical Examiner, Cook Country, IL Laura Gould Crandall, research scientist, Department of Neurology, NYU Langone Comprehensive Epilepsy Center and mother of SUDC victim Ron and Jordana Zachara, parents of SUDC victim.

Links for more information:

SUDC Foundation Cook County Medical Examiner Website Laura Gould Crandall profile at sudc.org