Abstract | BACKGROUND:
Central alveolar hypoventilation in an adult is characterized by dysfunction of the respiratory center in the brainstem and is very rare, seen mostly secondary to neurological lesions of the brainstem. CASE DESCRIPTION: CONCLUSION:
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Authors | A Stammnitz, H Schneider |
Journal | Medizinische Klinik (Munich, Germany : 1983)
(Med Klin (Munich))
Vol. 92 Suppl 1
Pg. 50-3
(Apr 28 1997)
ISSN: 0723-5003 [Print] Germany |
Vernacular Title | Primäre alveoläre Hypoventilation im Erwachsenenalter. |
PMID | 9235476
(Publication Type: Case Reports, English Abstract, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Carbon Dioxide
(blood)
- Humans
- Intermittent Positive-Pressure Breathing
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Oxygen
(blood)
- Polysomnography
- Pulmonary Wedge Pressure
(physiology)
- Sleep Apnea Syndromes
(diagnosis, physiopathology, therapy)
- Sleep Stages
(physiology)
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