| Title | Persistence of breath-holding spells into late childhood. | | Author(s) | Goraya JS, Virdi VS | | Institution | Department of Pediatrics, Government Medical College Hospital, Chandigarh, India. goraya@glide.net.in | | Source | J Child Neurol 2001 Sep; 16(9):697-8. | | MeSH | Child
Crying
Cyanosis
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Male
Reflex, Oculocardiac
Respiration Disorders
Unconsciousness
| | Abstract | Breath-holding spells commonly occur during infancy. The disorder represents a self-limited, benign phenomenon, and breathholding spells almost always resolve by school age. Their continuing occurrence beyond this age is exceedingly uncommon and may create diagnostic confusion. We recently encountered an 8-year-old boy who continues to experience breath-holding spells. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Case Reports
Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 11575615 |
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