[Attacks of apnea in a newborn aged 18 days].
Clinical case of an 18-day-old newborn of the 40th + 1 pregnancy week with postpartum respiratory adjustment disorder including periodical decreases in blood oxygen saturation. On day 8 postpartum the newborn developed myoclonic cramps of unknown origin combatted with phenobarbital. 6 days later Cheyne-Stokes breathing began under normal phenobarbital level being the cause for an additional homeopathic therapy trial. After a single dose of opium C 30 the breathing improved significantly, suspending the breaks in breathing and the decreases in blood oxygen saturation.
Bauer
Jan
J
Kinder- und Jugendklinik des Städtischen Klinikum Offenbach, Landgrafenring 20, 63071 Offenbach, Germany. jan.bauer@arcor.de
D001049:Apnea / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D002639:Cheyne-Stokes Respiration / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D006705:Homeopathy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009892:Opium / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood*; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D010634:Phenobarbital / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D009892:Opium; D010100:Oxygen; D010634:Phenobarbital