Breath-holding spells

Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 91-97

  Breningstall, Galen N ^a  

^a PARK NICOLLET INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APNEA; BREATH HOLDING; CARDIOVASCULAR AUTOREGULATION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERVENTILATION; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; NEWBORN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SYNCOPE; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 0029966388     PISSN: 08878994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0887-8994(96)00006-9     Document Type: Review

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