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Case Reports
. 1995 Jun;50(6):690-1; discussion 696-7.
doi: 10.1136/thx.50.6.690.

Obstructive sleep apnoea with Arnold-Chiari malformation

M J Doherty  1 , D P Spence, C Young, P M Calverley
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Case Reports

Obstructive sleep apnoea with Arnold-Chiari malformation

M J Doherty et al. Thorax. 1995 Jun.

Abstract

A case of obstructive sleep apnoea associated with the Arnold-Chiari malformation is described, in which the loss of pharyngeal sensation seems to have played an important part in the aetiology of the obstruction of the upper airway.

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