HYPEREKPLEXIAAND EXCESSIVE STARTLE RESPONSE IN AN INFANT: A CASE REPORT

Authors

  • J AKHOONDIAN From the Department of Pediatrics. Imam Reza Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences Mashhad, l.R. Iran
  • M JAFARZADEH
  • MJ PARIZADEH
Abstract:

We present an infant girl with hyperekplexia, hypertonia, hyperreflexia and a characteristic exaggerated response to nose tap. This disorder is important to recognize because of the increased risk of apnea and sudden infant death, This infant responded to clonazepam.

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volume 18  issue 1

pages  91- 93

publication date 2004-05

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