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To the Editor:We thank Wilcox and Steiner for their interest in our report.1Buchino JJ Corey TS Montgomery V. Sudden unexpected death in hospitalized children.J Pediatr. 2002; : 461-465Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (12) Google Scholar Their case of a child dying as the result of a deficiency in very-long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase is an example of one of the many possible causes of sudden death in children, as noted in our report's first reference.2Byard RW Cohle SD. Sudden death in infancy, childhood, and adolescence. The Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (UK)1994Google Scholar It was not our intent to give a comprehensive review of every cause of sudden death, but rather to give examples of causes as a means to form an investigative approach. It is our belief that most forensic and pediatric pathologists are well aware of a variety of metabolic causes of sudden death and would seek to eliminate them as a cause in the course of a complete autopsy. To the Editor:We thank Wilcox and Steiner for their interest in our report.1Buchino JJ Corey TS Montgomery V. Sudden unexpected death in hospitalized children.J Pediatr. 2002; : 461-465Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (12) Google Scholar Their case of a child dying as the result of a deficiency in very-long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase is an example of one of the many possible causes of sudden death in children, as noted in our report's first reference.2Byard RW Cohle SD. Sudden death in infancy, childhood, and adolescence. The Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (UK)1994Google Scholar It was not our intent to give a comprehensive review of every cause of sudden death, but rather to give examples of causes as a means to form an investigative approach. It is our belief that most forensic and pediatric pathologists are well aware of a variety of metabolic causes of sudden death and would seek to eliminate them as a cause in the course of a complete autopsy. We thank Wilcox and Steiner for their interest in our report.1Buchino JJ Corey TS Montgomery V. Sudden unexpected death in hospitalized children.J Pediatr. 2002; : 461-465Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (12) Google Scholar Their case of a child dying as the result of a deficiency in very-long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase is an example of one of the many possible causes of sudden death in children, as noted in our report's first reference.2Byard RW Cohle SD. Sudden death in infancy, childhood, and adolescence. The Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (UK)1994Google Scholar It was not our intent to give a comprehensive review of every cause of sudden death, but rather to give examples of causes as a means to form an investigative approach. It is our belief that most forensic and pediatric pathologists are well aware of a variety of metabolic causes of sudden death and would seek to eliminate them as a cause in the course of a complete autopsy.