Acute failure of automatic respirations secondary to a unilateral brainstem infarct

Barry E. Levin, George Margolis

Annals of Neurology · 1977 · 108 citations · 18 references

Concepts

Abstract

Abstract A case of failure of automatic respiration with sleep apnea is described in a patient with a unilateral lateral medullary tegmental lesion. This case is the first known with autopsy confirmation in which a unilateral lesion has caused this syndrome.

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