An 18-month-old girl with recurrent apneic spells.
We describe the case of an 18-month-old child with recurrent apneic episodes, often requiring resuscitation, who was admitted to an academic pediatric medical center after previous evaluations had been unrevealing.
Meehan
William P
WP
Department of Medicine, Division of Emergency Medicine, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, MA 02115, USA. william.meehan@childrens.harvard.edu
Merschman
Katherine M
KM
Chiang
Vincent W
VW
D001049:Apnea / Q000209:etiology*; D001237:Asphyxia / Q000209:etiology*; D001919:Bradycardia / Q000209:etiology; D003490:Cyanosis / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D018670:Monitoring, Ambulatory; D016735:Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012008:Recurrence