Apnoea and seizures

Arch Dis Child. 1986 Aug;61(8):791-3. doi: 10.1136/adc.61.8.791.

Abstract

We report two infants with near miss sudden infant death syndrome events exhibiting seizure disorders after caffeine treatment, suggesting there is an infant subgroup diagnosed as near miss sudden infant death syndrome who have apnoea possibly with seizures whose seizure threshold may be lowered by central nervous system stimulants like caffeine.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Apnea / etiology*
  • Apnea / physiopathology
  • Caffeine / adverse effects
  • Electroencephalography
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Seizures / chemically induced
  • Seizures / complications*
  • Seizures / physiopathology

Substances

  • Caffeine