Gürkan GÜRBÜZ, Peren Perk YÜCEL, Turgay ÇOKYAMAN, Özge Berfu GÜRBÜZ

Iron supplementation should be given in breath-holding spells regardless of anemia

Öz The purpose of this retrospective study was to determine the effectiveness of oral iron therapy in breath-holding spells and evaluation of electrocardiographical changes.Materials and methods: Three hundred twelve children aged 1-48 months and diagnosed with breath-holding spells between January 2017 and April 2018 were included. Patients' laboratory findings were compared with 100 patients who had one simple febrile seizure.Results: Cyanotic breath-holding spells were diagnosed in 85.3% (n = 266) of patients, pallid spells in 5.1% (n = 16), and mixed-type spells in 9.6% (n = 30). Sleep electroencephalograms were applied for all patients, 98.2% (n = 306) of which were normal, while slow background rhythm was determined in 1.2% (n = 4). Epileptic activity was observed in only 2 patients (0.6%). The mean hemoglobin (Hb) value in the breath-holding spell group was 10.1 mg/dL. Patients' mean corpuscular volume (MCV) was 73 fL. Patients' Hb and MCV values were statistically significantly lower than those of the control group (P < 0.001). The difference between spell burden was not statistically significant (P = 0.691). Spell burden decreased equally in both groups.Conclusion: Oral iron therapy can be administered in breath-holding seizures irrespective of whether or not the patient is anemic.

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Breath-holding spell, iron deficiency, electroencephalography

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Bibtex	`@ { tbtkmedical577805, journal = {Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences}, issn = {1300-0144}, eissn = {1303-6165}, address = {}, publisher = {TÜBİTAK}, year = {2019}, volume = {49}, pages = {230 - 237}, doi = {}, title = {Iron supplementation should be given in breath-holding spells regardless of anemia}, key = {cite}, author = {Gürbüz, Gürkan and Yücel, Peren Perk and Çokyaman, Turgay and Gürbüz, Özge Berfu} }`
APA	Gürbüz, G , Yücel, P , Çokyaman, T , Gürbüz, Ö . (2019). Iron supplementation should be given in breath-holding spells regardless of anemia . Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences , 49 (1) , 230-237 . Retrieved from https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/tbtkmedical/issue/45750/577805
MLA	Gürbüz, G , Yücel, P , Çokyaman, T , Gürbüz, Ö . "Iron supplementation should be given in breath-holding spells regardless of anemia" . Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences 49 (2019 ): 230-237 <https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/tbtkmedical/issue/45750/577805>
Chicago	Gürbüz, G , Yücel, P , Çokyaman, T , Gürbüz, Ö . "Iron supplementation should be given in breath-holding spells regardless of anemia". Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences 49 (2019 ): 230-237
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EndNote	%0 Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences Iron supplementation should be given in breath-holding spells regardless of anemia %A Gürkan Gürbüz , Peren Perk Yücel , Turgay Çokyaman , Özge Berfu Gürbüz %T Iron supplementation should be given in breath-holding spells regardless of anemia %D 2019 %J Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences %P 1300-0144-1303-6165 %V 49 %N 1 %R %U
ISNAD	Gürbüz, Gürkan , Yücel, Peren Perk , Çokyaman, Turgay , Gürbüz, Özge Berfu . "Iron supplementation should be given in breath-holding spells regardless of anemia". Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences 49 / 1 (Şubat 2019): 230-237 .
AMA	Gürbüz G , Yücel P , Çokyaman T , Gürbüz Ö . Iron supplementation should be given in breath-holding spells regardless of anemia. Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences. 2019; 49(1): 230-237.
Vancouver	Gürbüz G , Yücel P , Çokyaman T , Gürbüz Ö . Iron supplementation should be given in breath-holding spells regardless of anemia. Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences. 2019; 49(1): 230-237.
IEEE	G. Gürbüz , P. Yücel , T. Çokyaman ve Ö. Gürbüz , "Iron supplementation should be given in breath-holding spells regardless of anemia", Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences, c. 49, sayı. 1, ss. 230-237, Şub. 2019