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doi: 10.1378/chest.87.1.124.
A "saw-tooth" pattern in Parkinson's disease
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A "saw-tooth" pattern in Parkinson's disease
Chest.
1985 Jan.
Abstract
A patient with severe Parkinson's disease had a maximum inspiratory and expiratory flow-volume loop showing a "saw-tooth" pattern. It is concluded that this sign is not specific for the sleep apnea syndrome.
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