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10687041

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-3-10
pubmed:abstractText
We describe three patients with different brainstem lesions (bulbar angioma, bulbar infarct, and Arnold-Chiari malformation) who debuted with acute respiratory insufficiency. Other neurological manifestations had gone unobserved in all three cases. Respiratory insufficiency worsened notably during sleep to the point that mechanical ventilation was required or death occurred (Ondine s curse). The patient with a bulbar angioma is stable with only assisted ventilation by a nasal route at night, with good quality of life. Our conclusions are that: a) central nervous system anomalies need to be investigated as possible causes of respiratory insufficiency when lungs are normal; b) the respiratory control of patients with brainstem lesions should be studied, particularly at night (polysomnography), and c) even when awake-state ventilation is adequate, nighttime assisted ventilation may be required.
pubmed:language
spa
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0300-2896
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
35
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
560-3
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
[Acute respiratory insufficiency as initial manifestation of brain stem lesions].
pubmed:affiliation
Servicio de Neumología, Hospital General Universitario, Valencia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Case Reports