Simultaneous Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: A Case Report.
Ladham, Shaun M.D; Koehler, Steven A. Ph.D; Shakir, Abdulrezzak M.D; Wecht, Cyril H. M.D., J.D
[Article] American Journal of Forensic Medicine & Pathology. 22(1):33-37, March 2001.

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The first reported case of simultaneous sudden infant death syndrome (SSIDS) in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, occurred on February 27, 1998. Two-month-old black fraternal twin girls were both found dead in their crib at the same time. After an in-depth death scene investigation, police investigation, toxicologic analysis, and complete autopsies, a specific cause of death could not be identified. The deaths of the two girls were therefore ruled simultaneous sudden infant death syndrome.

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