A 2yo boy fell off his tricycle and hurt his arm

A 2yo boy fell off his tricycle and hurt his arm. He got up to start crying, but before there was
any sound, he went pale, unconscious and rigid. He recovered after 1-2 mins but remained pale.

After an hour he was back to normal. His mother says she was afraid he was going to die, and
that he had a similar episode 3 months prior after falling down some steps. What single inv is
indicated?
a. CT head
b. EEG
c. CBC
d. None
e. Skeletal survey
Q. 1. What is the key?
Q. 2. What is the diagnosis?
Ans. 1. The key is D. None.
Ans. 2. Diagnosis is breath holding spell.

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