J Korean Neurol Assoc > Volume 21(4); 2003 > Article

Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 2003;21(4): 408-411.

"일측성 뇌교경색 후 의식이 명료한 상태에서 발생한 일과성 중추성 신경인성 과호흡 1예"

이지만 , 김정일 전우현 정두교 박성파 서정규

경북대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실

"Episodic Central Neurogenic Hyperventilation in an Awake Patient with Unilateral Pontine Infarction"

Ji-Man Lee

Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University

Abstract

"Central neurogenic hyperventilation (CNH) is characterized by sustained tachypnea inspite of an elevated arterial PaO2, pH and a low arterial PaCO2. CNH is common in patients with brainstem injury accompanied by a decreased level of consciousness but this also has been described in some alert patients with an invasive brainstem tumor. We report one case with CNH resulting from a unilateral pontine infarction. His consciousness was clear, and CNH spontaneously disappeared without any medication. Key Words: Central neurogenic hyperventilation, Unilateral pontine infarction"