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Cyanotic Breath Holding Spell
Aka: Cyanotic Breath Holding Spell, Cyanotic Spell
- See Also
- Breath Holding Spell
- Pallid Spell
- Pediatric Spell
- Epidemiology
- More common Breath Holding Spell than Pallid Spell
- Episode onset after age 6 months, resolve by 5 years
- Triggers
- Occurs following a stressor such as scolding
- Course
- Initial: Brief, shrill cry
- Next: Forced expiration and apnea ensues
- Next: Cyanosis and loss of consciousness
- Variable: Clonic movements may occur
- Evaluation, Diagnosis, and Differential
- See Breath Holding Spell
- Management
- See Breath Holding Spell