Automatic respiratory failure after medullary infarcts

J Korean Neurol Assoc > Volume 15(3); 1997 > Article

Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 1997;15(3): 639-643.

연수경색에 의한 자동호흡부전

김광수, 임권일, 유경무, 장태원*

고신대학교 의학부 신경과학교, 내과학교실*

Automatic respiratory failure after medullary infarcts

Kwang Soo Kim, M.D., Kwon Il Lim, M.D., Kyung Mu Yoo, M.D., Tae Won Jang, M.D.*

Department of Neurology and Internal Medicine*, Kosin Medical College

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.

TOOLS

PDF Links
Full text via DOI
Download Citation
Share :

METRICS

1,537 View
14 Download

Related articles

Voluntary and Automatic Respiratory Failure after Unilateral Medullary Infarct -A Case Report-In-2000 ;18(2)

Editorial Office: (ZIP 03163) #1111, Daeil Bldg, 12, Insadong-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Korea
Tel: +82-2-737-6530 Fax: +82-2-737-6531 E-mail: jkna@neuro.or.kr