Serious Brugada syndrome, the major cause of Sudden Unexpected/Adult Death Syndrome

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Teen dies in his sleep
news.asiaone.com/News/Latest+News/Edvantage/Story/A1Story20121002-375056.html
(Thursday, Oct 04, 2012)

SINGAPORE - A fourth-year student at ACS (International) went to bed in his dormitory on Friday, Sept 21, but could not be woken up the next day.

The 16-year-old Vietnamese boy had died in his sleep at Oldham Hall.

Speaking to The New Paper, ACS International's principal, Mr P. Kerr Fulton-Peebles, said the whole school was shocked by the news.

"I had just flown back from London (UK) when I was informed. We were all very saddened," he said.

Declining to give the boy's name, Mr Fulton-Peebles said he "did not have any prior indication he had medical issues."

He added: "He had not been ill and his death came as a complete shock."

Known as "Son" to his schoolmates, he was described by them as an introvert and fantastic at physics.

Said a student who declined to be named: "Everyone was quite sad after hearing the news, especially people who had classes with him,"

The boy's parents flew in from Vietnam the same day they were notified of his death A cardiologist, Dr Soon Chao Yang, told TNP that deaths which occur during sleep are likely to be connected to abnormalities of the heart.

The medical director of Nobel Heart Centre said one possible cause could be a genetic disease, known as Brugada syndrome.

The condition disrupts the heart's electric activity without warning and is the most common cause of sudden death in young men in South-east Asia, particularly in Thailand and Laos, said Dr Soon.

Mysterious death

He said: "You can be fit or healthy and it can still happen to you. It is sometimes known as 'nightmare death syndrome' because it seems like the person died mysteriously."

Dr Soon said that a defibrillator could be implanted to deliver an electric shock to the heart should abnormalities surface in the night, "but sadly, the condition goes undetected most of the time".

Mr Fulton-Peebles said the students were told of the death last Monday and that an interim newsletter to parents was sent through e-mail to inform them last Tuesday.

In the message Mr Fulton-Peebles said that he, the chaplain, the vice-principals and staff from Oldham Hall met the boy's parents when they flew here to be with their son.

He said the school has set up counselling arrangements for all those who might wish to talk about their feelings.

"We will also hold a memorial service later to remember him and celebrate his life," added Mr Fulton-Peebles.

"I am sure we would all wish to hold the family in our thoughts and prayers at a time when they will feel utterly bereft."

The boy's parents have taken his body back to Vietnam for the funeral.

 

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ACJC student dies 3 days before release of A-level results
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(Monday, Mar 05, 2012)

He scored three As and two Bs for his A levels. But Jonathon Teo Zhi Wei will not be able to collect, let alone bask in the happiness of his results.

The 18-year-old teenager from Anglo-Chinese Junior College collapsed unexpectedly while running at his condominium's gym on Tuesday night, just three days before his results were out.

His father, who wanted to be known only as Mr Teo, 47, recalled his shock when the security guard knocked on his door at about 8.15pm that night.

Mr Teo, a general manager at an IT company, told The New Paper: "The guard told me that my boy was in trouble."

He rushed down and saw Jonathon lying unconscious on the floor.

Trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, Mr Teo immediately tried to revive his son, who was pale and seemed to have breathing difficulties.

Jonathon's eyes opened after a while, said Mr Teo, and the teenager was whisked away to the National University Hospital when the ambulance arrived at about 8.25pm.

Jonathon's mother followed in the ambulance while Mr Teo rushed home to quickly pack some necessities for their son's hospital stay.

But just three hours later, at 11.24pm, the Teos received bad news.

Said Mr Teo: "The doctors tried their best but he could not be revived. Everything unfolded very fast."

On Friday, he and his wife received Jonathon's examination results from his form teacher on his behalf.

Jonathon has an elder sister and a younger sister.

With a proud smile, Mrs Teo said: "He did very well. He could have done so many courses."

Jonathon had not yet decided which degree course he intended to pursue as he was focusing on preparing for his national service, said Mr Teo.

When Jonathon received his O-level results of nine points, he had initially wanted to pursue a diploma in banking and finance at a polytechnic.

But after speaking to his parents, he decided to enrol in a junior college.

After his A-level examinations, Jonathon swam and went to the gym often to prepare for army training.

Said Mr Teo: "I came home one day and saw that he was perspiring and I felt proud of him."

Do chin-ups

"At about 7pm on Tuesday, I told him that he had done well with his exercise regimen, but not to focus only on running, but also to do some chin-ups.

"He went down to the gym after that, and sadly that's the last thing I said to him."

Mr Teo added that while Jonathon did not have a sportsman's physique, the teenager was rarely sick and had no known illnesses.

He said: "Jonathon was supposed to go into the army on March 8. I had even taken leave from work to go with him to (Pulau) Tekong."

In his eulogy at the funeral service last night, the teenager's form teacher, Mr Chan Poh Sing, described him as a cheerful and bubbly student who was respectful to teachers and friends.

Said Mr Chan: "He was committed to doing well in his work, and read up beforehand in order to prepare for lessons."

The teenager was also generous in spending his time with the elderly and less fortunate, he added.

Jonathon was cremated on Saturday at 11.45am at Mandai Crematorium.

 

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Part-time student, 26, dies suddenly in his sleep
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(Wednesday, May 23, 2012)

His parents (right) said Mr Tan Songchun, 26, had complained of feeling tired hours before his death.

SINGAPORE - His last words to his parents were "I'm very tired", before going into his room to take a nap. But his parents never saw 26-year-old Tan Songchun alive again.

Tan, a part-time student at the Singapore Institute of Management, was found lying motionless on his bed at about 11pm yesterday.

"His mouth was slightly open and his face was serene, like he was sleeping," said his father.

His mother, who discovered his body, told reporters from Shin Min News Daily that she also found a pool of vomit beside him on his bed.

According to the Chinese evening daily, Tan had come home at about 7pm, after work.

Complaining that he was tired, he told his parents that he would take a nap before dinner. But when he did not emerge from his room a few hours later, his mother went to check on him and found his lifeless body.

Paramedics believe he had been dead for at least an hour.

His father, a 55-year-old odd-job worker, said his son had always been healthy and was filial. The younger Tan had wanted to earn a degree so he could get a better paying job to help support the family.

He had just taken a week's leave to study for his exams, and yesterday was the first day he went back to work.

A doctor interviewed by Shin Min said that vomitting could be caused by a number of reasons including heart and digestive problems, or a head injury.

Vomitting could lead to death if it got into the lungs, leading to pneumonia. But this was more prevalent in alcoholics and the elderly.

He said it was unlikely that vomitting itself could be the cause of death here.

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26 year old Singaporean university student and part-time lifeguard died of fatigue « THE TEMASEK TIMES
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A 26 year old Singaporean student Tang Songchun (谭松村) (pic left, source: omy.sg) collapsed and passed away yesterday night from fatigue.

Mr Tang is currently studying in a private university, but has been working part-time as a lifeguard at Sentosa to support his family.

He is the only son and he lives with his parents in a HDB flat in Sengkang.

Speaking to queries from the media, Mr Tang’s father, a 55 year old odd job laborer said his son complained to his mother that he was very tired after he returned home at around 7pm and wanted to sleep first before having dinner.

However, he did not step out of the room till 11pm and when Mrs Tang stepped into his room, she was shocked to see her son lying motionless on the bed with some vomitus by his side.

While some Singaporeans have to work part-time to pay for their school fees, some foreigners like NUS PRC scholar Sun Xu are entitled to free university education in Singapore on top of a generous monthly living allowance.

 

[garlic]

There's some thing in the water causing all this..

 

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My classmates also die of heart attack while doing sports. He has heart condition but kept it to himself and didn't tell hid teacher.

 

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There's some thing in the water causing all this..

Actually, Brugada syndrome is a genetic disorder/defect.

 

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My classmates also die of heart attack while doing sports. He has heart condition but kept it to himself and didn't tell hid teacher.

Yes, teenagers usually want to enjoy their youth as much as possible, including doing sports, so it's understandable that he kept it a secret.

Having said that, if his heart condition was mentioned in his Health Booklet, his teachers (or at least his P.E. teacher) should have been aware of it...