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Case Reports
. 1983 Aug;33(8):1046-9.
doi: 10.1212/wnl.33.8.1046.

Syringobulbia-myelia with obstructive sleep apnea

E F Haponik, D Givens, J Angelo
Case Reports

Syringobulbia-myelia with obstructive sleep apnea

E F Haponik et al. Neurology. 1983 Aug.

Abstract

Central nervous system disorders may cause obstructive sleep apnea, but this sleep-related breathing disorder is rarely associated with a structural abnormality of the medulla. We present a patient with obstructive apnea resulting from autopsy-proven syringobulbia-myelia.

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