+1 (629)348-3199Breath holding spells: Clinical history assessment
18th International Conference on Neurology and Neurological Disorders
August 23-24, 2018 | Paris, France
Hadia Bakri
Nour Institute of Pediatric Neurology, Syria
Posters & Accepted Abstracts : J Neurol Neurorehabil Res
Abstract:
Objective: Breath holding spells (BHS) is a common case in
children aged 5 months to 6 years, and often misinterpreted
with epileptic seizures. We made clinical and epidemiological
assessment for BHS. We documented the relation between sex,
age, familial history and the episodes nature blue, pale or mixed.
Materials & Methods: It was a cross-sectional study in which
a total of 75 children (30 boys, 45 girls) with BHS, admitted
to our center (Nour Institute of Pediatric neurology: NIPN),
between 2014 and 2016. We took full medical history and
did the investigations to eliminate the differential diagnosis.
Results: Most patients were 7-24 month, we noticed
parental consanguinity in 87% of cases, and familial history
in 56%. The spells were cyanotic 70%. Anger and pain were
the more frequent risk factors (64%, 60%). Anemia found
in 58% of patient. Half of the patients have socioeconomic
problems. Most of them was with a family history (66%).
Conclusion: The study mentioned the types of spells,
the risk factors and the important role of anemia.
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