RESOLUTION OF OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP-APNEA AFTER MICROVASCULAR BRAIN-STEM DECOMPRESSION

Authors
HOFFMAN RM STILLER RA
Citation
Rm. Hoffman et Ra. Stiller, RESOLUTION OF OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP-APNEA AFTER MICROVASCULAR BRAIN-STEM DECOMPRESSION, Chest, 107(2), 1995, pp. 570-572
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Respiratory System
Journal title
Chest → ACNP
ISSN journal
00123692
Volume
107
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
570 - 572
Database
ISI
SICI code
0012-3692(1995)107:2<570:ROOSAM>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
Lesions of the brainstem have been associated with obstructive sleep a pnea in previous reports. We now report a case in which retromastoid c raniectomy with microvascular decompression of the medulla and ninth a nd tenth cranial nerves resulted in the complete resolution of severe obstructive sleep apnea. Possible mechanisms for this observation are discussed.