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| Year : 2014 | Volume
: 9
| Issue : 3 | Page : 270-272 |
Stridor in children: Is airway always the cause?
Rohit Gupta1, Aparna Williams1, Murlidharan Vetrivel2, Georgene Singh1
1 Department of Anesthesiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
2 Department of Neurosurgery, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
Correspondence Address:
Aparna Williams
Department of Anesthesiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore - 632 004, Tamil Nadu
India
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DOI: 10.4103/1817-1745.147589
Stridor in children is usually, but not always caused by airway pathology. The anesthesiologists should have a sound knowledge of the neurological associations of stridor and its management. In such cases, prompt treatment of the neurological pathology usually resolves the stridor and may prevent unnecessary airway evaluation and intervention in the child.
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