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Breath-holding spells

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Breath-holding spells zijn perioden waarin na een uitlokkende factor, vooral boosheid, de adem tijdens expiratie ingehouden wordt. Kinderen lopen daarbij blauw aan (cyanose) en hebben soms kortdurend bewustzijnsverlies.

Met dank aan Robjan Schimsheimer, neuroloog, MCH-Westeinde Ziekenhuis, Den Haag voor het beoordelen van dit hoofdstuk.

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van Spanje, I. (2017). Breath-holding spells. In: Kleine kwalen bij kinderen. Bohn Stafleu van Loghum, Houten. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-368-1696-0_18

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