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8180909

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-6-15
pubmed:abstractText
The authors report, for the first time, the finding by magnetic resonance imaging of a neurofibroma at the craniocervical junction with upper cervical cord and lower brainstem compression causing complete apnea from birth. Subsequent subtotal resection of the neurofibroma resulted in the successful extubation of a previously ventilator-dependent patient. After a two month period of breathing spontaneously, the newborn developed an upper respiratory tract infection and was reintubated. The patient, unable to be weaned off of the respirator, was extubated and expired shortly thereafter, at the age of five months. The authors suggest that in newborns with unexplained apnea, MRI of the cranio-cervical junction is indicated. Certain patients may be discovered who have less compromised cervico-medullary function and are afflicted by less aggressive forms of neurofibromatosis type 1. These patients may benefit permanently from a surgical decompression.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0317-1671
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
21
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
64-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Newborn apnea caused by a neurofibroma at the craniocervical junction.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Neurosurgery, Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University, Quebec, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports