Associated and prognosis in apparent life threatening events (ALTE)
| Autor: | Cristina C. Garcia, Florence C. Marques, Jaderson da Costa, Magda Lahorgue Nunes, Cristina P. Ferreira, Jose Vicente Spolidoro |
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| Rok vydání: | 1999 |
| Předmět: |
Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty education.field_of_study business.industry Population Disease Sudden infant death syndrome digestive system digestive system diseases First trimester Clinical history Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Apparent life-threatening events medicine Etiology education business |
| Zdroj: | Jornal de Pediatria. 75:55-8 |
| ISSN: | 0021-7557 |
| DOI: | 10.2223/jped.258 |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVE: To verify the etiology and prognosis of ALTE in infancy and its possible relationship to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). METHODS: We studied a group of infants that presented ALTE episodes and were evaluated in our hospital. First we reviewed their clinical history and polysomnographies, then we sent a letter to the families with questions regarding the outcome. RESULTS: 56 patients were included. 92% had ALTE during their first 6 months and 83% in the first trimester. Symptomatic ALTE predominated (71%). The disease most frequently associated was gastroesophageal reflux, followed by neurological diseases. The follow up showed 51.5% of normal outcome, 4 children repeated ALTE, no cases of SIDS were registered. CONCLUSIONS: Our results showed that multifactorial etiologies can be associated to ALTE, and the outcome is generally related to the associated disease. We did not observe any relationship between ALTE and SIDS considering a predominantly symptomatic ALTE population. |
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