TY - JOUR
T1 - Breath holding spells in a 3-day-old neonate
T2 - An unusual early presentation in a family with a history of breath holding spells
AU - Breukels, M. A.
AU - Plötz, F. B.
AU - van Nieuwenhuizen, O.
AU - van Diemen-Steenvoorde, J. A. A. M.
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - Breath holding spells are common in childhood. They peak about 2 years of age and abate by 5 years of age; they are rare before 6 months of age. We report a case of cyanotic breath holding spells starting at the age of 3 days. There was a family history of breath holding spells including a three-year-old brother, patient's father, his sister, and the paternal great grandfather. Pharmacological intervention with iron replacement therapy and piracetam was not successful. We want to draw attention to the fact that breath holding spells should be included in the differential diagnosis of neonatal cyanotic spells. The course of these neonatal breath holding spells is thought to be "benign", but nevertheless, severe breath holding spells can pose problems for parents and clinicians.
AB - Breath holding spells are common in childhood. They peak about 2 years of age and abate by 5 years of age; they are rare before 6 months of age. We report a case of cyanotic breath holding spells starting at the age of 3 days. There was a family history of breath holding spells including a three-year-old brother, patient's father, his sister, and the paternal great grandfather. Pharmacological intervention with iron replacement therapy and piracetam was not successful. We want to draw attention to the fact that breath holding spells should be included in the differential diagnosis of neonatal cyanotic spells. The course of these neonatal breath holding spells is thought to be "benign", but nevertheless, severe breath holding spells can pose problems for parents and clinicians.
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UR - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11930276
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1055/s-2002-23591
DO - https://doi.org/10.1055/s-2002-23591
M3 - Article
C2 - 11930276
SN - 0174-304X
VL - 33
SP - 41
EP - 42
JO - Neuropediatrics
JF - Neuropediatrics
IS - 1
ER -