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Transient obstructive sleep apnea and asystole in association with presumed viral encephalopathy
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Transient obstructive sleep apnea and asystole in association with presumed viral encephalopathy

Mark Eric DYKEN, Thoru YAMADA and Herbert A BERGER
Neurology, Vol.60(10), pp.1692-1694
2003
DOI: 10.1212/01.WNL.0000064166.82077.EB
PMID: 12771270

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Abstract

Evidence suggests that untreated obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) can lead to hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and stroke. Conversely, the systemic effects of a wide variety of critical illnesses can lead to CNS dysfunction, which can precipitate respiratory failure. Reported is a patient in whom an acute encephalopathy may have been responsible for transient OSA.
Infectious Diseases Biological and medical sciences Viral diseases of the nervous system Medical sciences Human viral diseases Viral diseases

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