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Pallid breath-holding spells; the child screams briefly, usually following minor injuries, seeing blood or drawing of blood and painful stimuli (falling, hitting the head).
* Cyanotic and
pallid breath-holding spells. These are benign, involuntary phenomena that typically begin between the ages of 12 and 18 months and end before age 6 years.