2007
DOI: 10.1590/s1676-26492007000200003
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Consenso para o manejo e seguimento de pacientes com episódios de possível ameaça a vida (ALTE) e abordagem do diagnóstico diferencial de ALTE com primeira crise convulsiva

Abstract: RESUMOObjetivo: Este estudo teve como objetivo a elaboração de guia para manejo e seguimento de crianças com episódios de possível ameaça a vida (ALTE) com enfoque especial ao diagnóstico diferencial deste evento com primeiro episódio de crise convulsiva. Métodos: Através de revisão da literatura foi elaborado um consenso, entre os membros do comitê de Síndrome da Morte Súbita do Lactente (SMSL) da Associação Latinoamericana de Pediatria (ALAPE), para orientação quanto ao manejo e investigação etiológica de pa… Show more

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“…Before data collection, the staff at the pediatric emergency service received instructions on how to identify patients with ALTE according to the ALAPE guidelines 10 . when the patient arrived in the emergency service, a neurological evaluation was requested.…”
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“…Before data collection, the staff at the pediatric emergency service received instructions on how to identify patients with ALTE according to the ALAPE guidelines 10 . when the patient arrived in the emergency service, a neurological evaluation was requested.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Patients were referred to pediatric gastroenterology, pulmonology or cardiology teams if necessary, and specific tests, such as pH monitoring, echocardiography, electroencephalography, polysomnography, and video-EEG, were performed when requested. one of the authors (AMA) monitored all the evaluation procedures during hospitalization and followed all the steps prescribed by ALAPE 10 . Cases were classified according to their severity as: minor ALTE, when reversion of clinical conditions was spontaneous or a consequence of mild stimulation; or major ALTE, when the event reversed only after vigorous stimulation or cardiorespiratory resuscitation.…”
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