TY - JOUR
T1 - Central sleep apnoea in congenital muscular dystrophy
AU - Kryger, Meir H.
AU - Steljes, Darlene G.
AU - Yee, Woon Chee
AU - Mate, Eva
AU - Smith, Stephen A.
AU - Mahowald, Mark
PY - 1991
Y1 - 1991
N2 - Sleep-disordered breathing may occur in a wide variety of neuromuscular syndromes, and may present with diverse, often isolated, symptoms or findings such as excessive daytime sleepiness, pulmonary hypertension, congestive heart failure, morning headaches, or hypoxiainduced nocturnal seizures. The authors report two sisters with congenital muscular dystrophy in whom central sleep apnoea resulted in the isolated symptom of nocturnal seizures in one, and morning headaches in the other. Review of the literature reveals that sleep-disordered breathing may be common in neuromuscular disorders, and may often be present when clinical weakness is mild, and insufficient to result in diurnal respiratory dysfunction.
AB - Sleep-disordered breathing may occur in a wide variety of neuromuscular syndromes, and may present with diverse, often isolated, symptoms or findings such as excessive daytime sleepiness, pulmonary hypertension, congestive heart failure, morning headaches, or hypoxiainduced nocturnal seizures. The authors report two sisters with congenital muscular dystrophy in whom central sleep apnoea resulted in the isolated symptom of nocturnal seizures in one, and morning headaches in the other. Review of the literature reveals that sleep-disordered breathing may be common in neuromuscular disorders, and may often be present when clinical weakness is mild, and insufficient to result in diurnal respiratory dysfunction.
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U2 - 10.1136/jnnp.54.8.710
DO - 10.1136/jnnp.54.8.710
M3 - Review article
C2 - 1940943
AN - SCOPUS:0025874083
VL - 54
SP - 710
EP - 712
JO - Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry
JF - Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry
SN - 0022-3050
IS - 8
ER -