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European Journal of Pediatrics
Published in: European Journal of Pediatrics 10/2005

01-10-2005 | Short Report

An unusual cause of stridor in childhood due to focal epileptic seizures

Authors: Corinne Wyder-Westh, Carmen Lienert, Hans Pihan, Maja Steinlin

Published in: European Journal of Pediatrics | Issue 10/2005

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Abstract

Respiratory disorders with stridor are a frequent cause of admission for children in an emergency department. Laryngospasm, as an isolated symptom of epilepsy, is a rare phenomenon [1, 3, 5]. Other respiratory symptoms of epilepsy, rarely seen in childhood, might be apnoeic spells [2, 4]. We report on a child with laryngospasm due to focal epileptic seizures.
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Metadata
Title
An unusual cause of stridor in childhood due to focal epileptic seizures
Authors
Corinne Wyder-Westh
Carmen Lienert
Hans Pihan
Maja Steinlin
Publication date
01-10-2005
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
European Journal of Pediatrics / Issue 10/2005
Print ISSN: 0340-6199
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1076
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-005-1716-x

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