Breathing disorders during sleep in chest wall diseases.
Chest wall deformity due to kyphoscoliosis may present with two altered breathing patterns during sleep; 1) progressive O2 desaturation particularly during REM sleep and 2) central apnoea also during REM sleep but rarely accompanied by O2 desaturation. No typical breathing pattern abnormality is seen in the rigid spine syndrome.
Cirignotta
F
F
Neurology Unit, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy.
Gerardi
R
R
Mondini
S
S
Baldini
M I
MI
Fabiani
A
A
Schiavina
M
M
D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017286:Polysomnography; D012119:Respiration; D012890:Sleep / Q000502:physiology; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000209:etiology*; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology