Automatic respiratory failure after medullary infarcts.
- Author:
Kwang Soo KIM
1
;
Kwon Il LIM
;
Kyung Mu YOO
;
Tae Won JANG
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, Kosin Medical College.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Brain;
Humans;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Middle Aged;
Respiration;
Respiratory Insufficiency*
- From:Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
1997;15(3):639-643
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Ondine's curse refers to the failure of automatic breathing during sleep associated with preservation of voluntary respiratory controls. This syndrome of Ondine's curse usually result from both bilateral and unilateral medullary tegmental infarcts. We report a case of a 56-year old hypertensive man who showed automatic respiratory failure during sleep and bilateral medullary infarcts in brain MRI.
