Panayiotopoulos syndrome presenting with respiratory arrest: A case report and literature review

We describe a child with Panayiotopoulos syndrome (PS) who presented with autonomic status epilepticus and developed respiratory arrest requiring intubation and mechanical ventilation. Because of that life-threatening episode and the risk of developing a similar event in subsequent seizures, we deci...

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Main Authors: Maya Dirani, Wissam Yamak, Ahmad Beydoun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-01-01
Series:Epilepsy and Behavior Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213323214000565