P Wave Dispersion in Children with Breath-holding Spells
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Evaluation of QT Dispersion in Children with Breath Holding Spells.
OBJECTIVE Breath holding spells (BHS) are common involuntary reflexes in infancy and early childhood. Differential diagnosis should embrace Long QT Syndrome (LQTS) and paroxysmal abnormalities of rhythm. The aim of this study was to compare QT dispersion (QTd) in children with breath holding spells and normal controls. MATERIALS & METHODS QT dispersion and Corrected QT(QTc) dispersion were me...
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how to cite this article: movahedian ah, heidarzadeh arani m, motaharizad m, mousavi gha, mosayebi z. evaluation of qt dispersion in children with breath holding spells. iran j child neurol. winter 2016; 10(1):25-30. abstract objective breath holding spells (bhs) are common involuntary reflexes in infancy and early childhood. differential diagnosis should embrace long qt syndrome (lqts) and par...
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عنوان ژورنال: Turkish Journal Of Neurology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1301-062X
DOI: 10.4274/tnd.72623