MAGNESIUM DEFICIT AND SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (SIDS)...

MAGNESIUM DEFICIT AND SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (SIDS): SIDS DUE TO VARIOUS FORMS OF MAGNESIUM DEPLETION: POSSIBLE IMPORTANCE OF THE CHRONOPATHOLOGICAL FORM.

Revista Magnesium Reserch – volume 15 – ano 2002 Número 3/4; páginas 269-277

Autores:

1)Jean Durlac – SDRM, Université P. et M. Curie (UPMC), Paris VI, Bât. A – 6éme étage, 4 Place Jussieu, F-
    75252 Paris, Cedéx, France. 

2)Nicole Pagés – Lab. Toxiologie, Fac. de Pharmacie, Strasbourg, F-67400 Illkirch Graffenstaden, France.

3)Pierre Bac – Lab. de Pharmacologie, Fac. de Pharmacie Paris XI, 5 de Pharmacie Paris XI, 5 Rue J.B.
    Clément, F- 92290, Chatenay- Malabry, France.
 
4)Michel Bara - SDRM, Université P. et M. Curie (UPMC), Paris VI, Bât. A – 6éme étage, 4 Place Jussieu, F-
    75252 Paris, Cedéx, France. 

5)Andrée Guiet-Bara - SDRM, Université P. et M. Curie (UPMC), Paris VI, Bât. A – 6éme étage, 4 Place 
    Jussieu, F-75252 Paris, Cedéx, France. 
 

Summary:

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) might be due to the fetal consequences of a Mg maternal deficiency, which might be prevented by simple atoxic nutritional Mg intake by the mother.
Various stresses in the pregnant woman in the infant may transform a simple Mg deficiency into Mg depletion which may not be cured by nutritional Mg supplement, but requires a correction of its causal dysregulation. Beside the well established risk factors in baby care and in the environment, it is important to stress the possible role of a primary hypofunction of the biological clock. This may be treated by darkness therapy: total light deprivation at night for the infant and atoxic nutritional Mg supplement for the pregnant women. The place in the prevention of SIDS of Mg therapy for the infant and of the use of melatonin, L-tryptophan and taurine is now uncertain yet.