title: Obstructive sleep apnoea with Arnold-Chiari malformation.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Aintree Chest Centre, Fazakerley Hospital, Liverpool, UK.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Doherty
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Spence
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Calverley
mesh_terms: 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*