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Neurology & Neurological

Disorders

Neurology 2018

J u l y 1 2 - 1 3 , 2 0 1 8

P a r i s , F r a n c e

Page 72

Journal of Neurology and Neuroscience

ISSN: 2171-6625

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 Pediatricneurology: 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 months; 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%). Anaemia was found in 58% of patients. Half of the patients have

socioeconomic problems. Most of them were with a family history (66%).

Conclusion:

The study mentioned the types of spells, the risk factors and

the important role of anaemia

Breath holding spells: clinical history assessment

Hadia Bakri

Nour Institute of Pediatric Neurology (NIPN), Damascus, Syria

Hadia Bakri., J Neurol Neurosci 2018, Volume: 9

DOI: 10.21767/2171-6625-C1-009

Biography

Hadia Bakri has completed her specialization in Neurological pediatrics;

CHU, Sart Tilman campus, Citadel hospital, University of Liege, Belgium

(1995). She is the Director of Nour Institute of Pediatric- Neurology (NIPN),

Damascus, Syria.