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- Title
Çocuklarda Nefes Tutma Atakları.
- Authors
BAYRAM, Ayşe KAÇAR; PER, Hüseyin
- Abstract
Breath-holding spells are common nonepileptic paroxysmal events in early childhood. They consist of brief apneic episodes provoked by some acute emotional stimulus. Breath-holding spells usually begin at the age of 6-18 months. Breath-holding spells are classified into cyanotic and pallid types. The pathogenetic mechanisms of the two types are different. While there is intense respiratory inhibition with slight cardiac effect in the cyanotic type, there is powerful cardiac inhibition with slight respiratory effect in the pallid type. The diagnosis of breath-holding spells is largely based on the characteristic history and clinical events. Epilepsy and cardiac disease should be considered in the differential diagnosis. A few patients may require ECG recording and video EEG monitoring in the differential diagnosis. Antiepileptic treatment is not required in children with Breath-holding spells, and the prognosis is excellent.
- Publication
Journal of Pediatric Disease / Türkiye Çocuk Hastalıkları Dergisi, 2016, Vol 10, Issue 1, p70
- ISSN
1307-4490
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.12956/tjpd.2015.173