A case of motor neurone disease with sleep apnoea syndrome.
Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci
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1999 Jul-Sep; 41(3): 169-73
Article
in English
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| ID: sea-30064
ABSTRACT
A case of a 63-year-old patient with motor neurone disease (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) with central sleep apnoea syndrome is being reported. His sleep architecture was fragmented with a high apnea-hypopnea index of 65 per hour and maximum oxygen-desaturation of 78 percent. Total correction of sleep pattern with nasal non-invasive ventilation (BiPAP-ST) was demonstrated.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Humans
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Male
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Positive-Pressure Respiration
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Polysomnography
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Sleep Apnea, Central
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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
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Middle Aged
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci
Year:
1999
Type:
Article
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