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Acute failure of automatic respirations secondary to a unilateral brainstem infarct
Author(s) -
Levin Barry E.,
Margolis George
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
annals of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.764
H-Index - 296
eISSN - 1531-8249
pISSN - 0364-5134
DOI - 10.1002/ana.410010612
Subject(s) - brainstem , medicine , lesion , medullary cavity , autopsy , central sleep apnea , apnea , respiratory failure , pons , anesthesia , cardiology , pathology , polysomnography
A case of failure of automatic respiration with sleep apnea is described in a patient with a unilateral lateral medullary tegmental lesion. This case is the first known with autopsy confirmation in which a unilateral lesion has caused this syndrome.
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