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Case Report

Iron Supplementation Reduces the Frequency and Severity of Breath-Holding Attacks in Non-Anaemic Children

by
Anthony Zehetner
Department of Paediatrics, Teaching and Research Unit, The University of Newcastle Gosford Hospital, Gosford, Australia
Clin. Pract. 2011, 1(4), e98; https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2011.e98
Submission received: 19 September 2011 / Revised: 19 September 2011 / Accepted: 18 October 2011 / Published: 8 November 2011

Abstract

Iron supplementation reduces the frequency and severity of breath-holding attacks (BHAs), particularly in children with iron deficiency. The issue of iron supplementation is less clear for Westernized children with BHAs who present to an outpatient community clinic and are not iron-deficient. This is the first reported case series of iron-replete children with frequent and disabling breath-holding attacks who have responded to a course of oral iron supplementation. This intervention is safe, improves quality of life for both child and carer, and is significantly cost-effective in terms of health resource utilization.
Keywords: iron; breath-holding; children; behaviour; cyanosis; cost-effectiveness iron; breath-holding; children; behaviour; cyanosis; cost-effectiveness

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Zehetner, A. Iron Supplementation Reduces the Frequency and Severity of Breath-Holding Attacks in Non-Anaemic Children. Clin. Pract. 2011, 1, e98. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2011.e98

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Zehetner A. Iron Supplementation Reduces the Frequency and Severity of Breath-Holding Attacks in Non-Anaemic Children. Clinics and Practice. 2011; 1(4):e98. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2011.e98

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Zehetner, Anthony. 2011. "Iron Supplementation Reduces the Frequency and Severity of Breath-Holding Attacks in Non-Anaemic Children" Clinics and Practice 1, no. 4: e98. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2011.e98

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Zehetner, A. (2011). Iron Supplementation Reduces the Frequency and Severity of Breath-Holding Attacks in Non-Anaemic Children. Clinics and Practice, 1(4), e98. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2011.e98

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