title: Hyperventilation-induced seizures in mentally impaired children.
abstract: Two children with profound development delay and medically intractable seizures were found to have hyperventilation-induced seizures. Following detection of this precipitating factor the parents, teachers and caretakers were taught to modify the childrens' breathing when they began to hyperventilate. In both patients this technique resulted in a dramatic decrease in seizure frequency.
authors.affiliation: Boston Neurobehavioral Institute, Harvard Medical School, Children's Hospital, MA 02115.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bruno-Golden
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Holmes
mesh_terms: D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001945:Breathing Exercises; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000503:physiopathology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000187:drug effects; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006985:Hyperventilation / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants