Central sleep apnoea and unilateral diaphragmatic paralysis associated with vertebral artery compression of the medulla oblongata [8]

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 250, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 503-505

  Schulz, Richard ^a   Fegbeutel, Christine ^a   Althoff, Andre ^a   Traupe, Horst ^a   Grimminger, Friedrich ^a   Seeger, Werner ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTERY COMPRESSION; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; CHEMOSENSITIVITY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAPHRAGM PARALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERVENTILATION; LETTER; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OXYGEN THERAPY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION CENTER; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

AGED; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; RESPIRATORY PARALYSIS; SLEEP APNEA, CENTRAL; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

EID: 0037394587     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-003-1016-1     Document Type: Letter

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