Intractable paroxysmal sneezing in an adolescent.
Intractable paroxysmal sneezing in an 11 1/2-year-old girl was characterized by sneezing with her eyes open, no sneezing while asleep, and sneezing that was refractory to various medications. Results of physical examination were unremarkable. A review of the literature reveals that the disorder is usually psychogenic and responds to psychotherapy.
Keating
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MU
Department of Pediatrics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
O'Connell
E J
EJ
Sachs
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MI
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D012912:Sneezing