breath holding spell…

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a breath holding spell, involuntary holding, the breath, loss of consciousness in response to a confrontational situation, breath holding, normal children approximately 8 months to 2 years of age, appears to be a reflexive response to fear, a confrontational situation, a traumatic event, pain, to startled, child, make a short gasp, exhale, cease breathing, child rapidly becomes bluish, cyanotic, have several jerky movements resembling a small seizure, event is terminated by a momentary period of unconsciousness, at which time normal breathing resumes, color improves, the first breath, event is over, behavior repeated several times per day, seen only on rare occasions, breath holding, a frightening event, parents who, perceive it, a seizure, cardiac arrest, breath holding, mistaken, a seizure, seizures, mistaken, breath holding, a physician evaluation, the behavior is actually breath holding is appropriate, breath holding, a symptom of a rare genetic disorder, riley-day syndrome, after recognizing the event, breath holding, parent, simply await the event's natural conclusion, no undue attention, given the child, might encourage a repetition, the behavior, future events, previous episode of breath holding, exhalation followed by cessation of breathing, apnea, cyanosis, bluish discoloration of skin, lack of oxygen, short, 1 to 2 jerks, seizure-like movement, momentary unconsciousness a history, routine physical examination, rule out a physical cause, the breath holding, on occasion an eeg done, difficult to differentiate the seizure-like movements of breath hold, actual seizure, no treatment is indicated, breath holding behavior should not be "rewarded" by undue attention following the episodes, encourage repeat behavior, this condition, goes away, the child is 2 years old, breath holding mistaken, seizures, seizures mistaken, breath holding, sure to have physician make an evaluation, call health care provider, child exhibits breath holding behaviors, new behavior, the child, child does this frequently, no preventive measures, counseling, the parents, behavior therapy, the child helpful, children that routinely exhibit breath holding spells.