Breath-holding attacks in children.
Both cyanotic breath-holding and pallid infantile syncope are dramatic but benign nonepileptic conditions that can usually be easily diagnosed with the help of a detailed history. In both conditions, providing parents with reassurance and a careful explanation of the events is the best treatment.
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Department of Neurology, Children's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115.
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003490:Cyanosis / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000209:etiology; D007223:Infant; D008487:Medical History Taking; D012120:Respiration Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D013575:Syncope / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy