Familial 'sleep apnea plus' syndrome: report of a family.
We describe a familial disorder consisting of sleep apnea, anosmia, colorblindness, partial complex seizures, and cognitive dysfunction. The phenotypic expression of the syndrome suggests an autosomal dominant inheritance with incomplete penetrance.
Manon-Espaillat
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Department of Neurology, VA Medical Center, Cleveland, OH 44106.
Gothe
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B
Adams
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N
Newman
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C
Ruff
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R
D000328:Adult; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics; D003117:Color Vision Defects / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics; D004833:Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D000857:Olfaction Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics; D010375:Pedigree; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000235:genetics*; D013577:Syndrome