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Need Insight On Death Caused By Sleep Seizure
My daughter died in her sleep(seizure unwitnessed)>No struggle<her bedding was neat around her<bitemarks on her lower lip<had seizures since 4 months<looked like she was sleeping.My question is did she suffer when she stopped breathing?She sometimes had seizures where she lost consciousness.Thank you.
Thu, 7 Jul 2016
It is difficult to say exact cause of death.As you have described that her bed was clean.No signs of struggle indicating seizure. She might have died due to cardiac problem.
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