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6810746

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1982-10-12
pubmed:abstractText
A patient had the rare combination of central neurogenic hyperventilation (PaCO2 of 9 torr) and a normal level of consciousness for eight days. Morphine attenuated but never corrected the hyperventilation. Experimental effects of hypocapnia, which decreases both cerebral blood flow and metabolism in humans, are at odds with the normal mentation initially seen in this patient despite her marked and persistent hypocapnia. Death occurred after progressive brainstem dysfunction. Pathological study showed a well-differentiated astrocytoma involving primarily the medulla and pons, with scattered tumor foci throughout the entire neuraxis. Possible mechanisms for central neurogenic hyperventilation are discussed briefly in relation to the pathological findings and the observed response to morphine.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0364-5134
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
11
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
625-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1982
pubmed:articleTitle
Central neurogenic hyperventilation in an awake patient with brainstem astrocytoma.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports