Multifactorial obstructive sleep apnea in a patient with Chiari malformation

E. Wesley Ely, W. Vaughn McCall, Edward F. Haponik

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Abstract

We report a patient with severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) associated with a unique combination of syringobulbia-myelia, Chiari malformation type I (CM), absent hypoxic ventilatory drive, vocal cord paralysis, post-menopausal status, obesity, and acute respiratory failure necessitating mechanical ventilation. The remote onset of OSA five years after surgery underscores the need for long-term follow-up of patients with syringobulbia-myelia and CM and the importance of addressing multiple interacting neurologic, metabolic, and mechanical predispositions to sleep-disordered breathing.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)232-236
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of the Neurological Sciences
Volume126
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 1994
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Chiari malformation
  • Obstructive sleep apnea
  • Syringobulbia-myelia

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Neurology
  • Clinical Neurology

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