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Case Reports
. 2004 Jul-Sep;52(3):171-4.

[Cardiac pacing in children with severe form of breath-holding spells, an exceptional treatment. A case report]

[Article in French]
Ghassan Chehab  1 , Wael Shalak, Joseph Haddad, Robert Sacy, Jo Hatem, Salah Chouairi
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  • PMID: 16432977
Case Reports

[Cardiac pacing in children with severe form of breath-holding spells, an exceptional treatment. A case report]

[Article in French]
Ghassan Chehab et al. J Med Liban. 2004 Jul-Sep.

Abstract

Breath-holding spells (BHS) are frequent and benign in children. Medical treatment is rarely needed but exceptionally severe forms require the implantation of a pacemaker. We describe here the case of an 18-month-old girl who presented to our department with severe episodes of BHS associated with loss of consciousness. This child necessitated the insertion of a pacemaker, which resolved her BHS.

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