4th Pediatric Infectious Diseases Conference
 
 
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My dear doctors, I have a 9 year old girl with breath holding attacks mostly at night time about once a week with total recovery after a few minutes. Otherwise she is healthy, physical and routinary paraclinical are normal., ECG is also normal. The holster did not showed abnormalities. It looks like the breath holding attacks, however she is off the teary group for that problem. Please assist me in the management of this patient. Thanks Dr. Barrios from Trinidad and Tobago
Answer
Rule out epilepsy. Also is the child is obese? Is yes, obesity induced sleep apnea.
 
 
 
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