Obstructive sleep apnoea with Arnold-Chiari malformation.
A case of obstructive sleep apnoea associated with the Arnold-Chiari malformation is described, in which the loss of pharyngeal sensation seems to have played an important part in the aetiology of the obstruction of the upper airway.
Doherty
M J
MJ
Aintree Chest Centre, Fazakerley Hospital, Liverpool, UK.
Spence
D P
DP
Young
C
C
Calverley
P M
PM
D001139:Arnold-Chiari Malformation / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017286:Polysomnography; D011184:Postoperative Period; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000209:etiology*