A 9-year-old girl with a history of left cerebral hemiatrophy and seizure disorder had a generalized seizure after 2 weeks of mild intermittent hoarseness and inspiratory stridor. She required urgent intubation for 48 hours because of episodes of status epilepticus 5 and 3 months before this admission. Our service was asked to evaluate her for postictal inspiratory stridor, hoarseness progressing to aphonia, and mild respiratory distress.
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