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Case Reports
. 2009 Mar-Apr;57(2):206-7.
doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.51298.

Ondine's curse after brainstem infarction

Jose Luiz Pedroso  1 , Robson Fantinato Baiense, Ana Paula Scalzaretto, Pedro Braga Neto, Aecio Flavio Teixeira de Gois, Maria Elisabeth Ferraz
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Case Reports

Ondine's curse after brainstem infarction

Jose Luiz Pedroso et al. Neurol India. 2009 Mar-Apr.
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Abstract

This report describes a rare case of acquired Ondine's curse. The patient developed central sleep apnea syndrome named Ondine's curse after a brainstem infarction. Lesions involving the descending medullocervical pathways that subserve automatic breathing can result in this syndrome.

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