Syringobulbia-myelia with obstructive sleep apnea.
Central nervous system disorders may cause obstructive sleep apnea, but this sleep-related breathing disorder is rarely associated with a structural abnormality of the medulla. We present a patient with obstructive apnea resulting from autopsy-proven syringobulbia-myelia.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008526:Medulla Oblongata / Q000002:abnormalities*; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000209:etiology*; D013595:Syringomyelia / Q000150:complications*