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Apparent Life-Threatening Event: A Neurologic Perspective

Emanuel Tirosh, MD

Jacobo Lichtmann Apnea Investigation Unit, the Department of Pediatrics, Bnai Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel

Michael Jaffe, MB, ChB, MRCP, DCH

Jacobo Lichtmann Apnea Investigation Unit, the Department of Pediatrics, Bnai Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel

Of 46 infants who were investigated for apparent life-threatening events, central nervous system disorders were diagnosed in seven (15%). Convulsive disorders, intraventricular hemorrhage and hydrocephalus, absent corpus callosum, and developmental deficits were found. In four of the seven, no neurologic deficit was suspected before the event. Electroencephalographic studies (overnight in two) would have identified the disorder in all four. Electroencephalography is therefore a recommended routine procedure in investigation of apparent life-threatening events. Central nervous system disorders should be routinely ruled out in cases of apparent life-threatening event, even in the absence of clinical clues. (J Child Neurol 1995;10:216-218).

Journal of Child Neurology, Vol. 10, No. 3, 216-218 (1995)
DOI: 10.1177/088307389501000311
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