Upper airway dysfunction in olivopontocerebellar atrophy.
We report the findings in a patient known to have olivopontocerebellar atrophy who developed respiratory distress, inspiratory stridor, and maximum inspiratory and expiratory flow volume loops. Treatment with carbidopa-levodopa gave symptomatic relief.
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Department of Medicine, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick.
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D000328:Adult; D002230:Carbidopa / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004338:Drug Combinations; D006801:Humans; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D007980:Levodopa / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008297:Male; D009849:Olivopontocerebellar Atrophies / Q000150:complications*; D012120:Respiration Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D015656:Respiratory Mechanics; D012135:Respiratory Sounds / Q000209:etiology
D004338:Drug Combinations; D007980:Levodopa; D002230:Carbidopa