Isolated sleep apnea due to Chiari type I malformation and syringomyelia.
We report an 11-year-old girl with Chiari type I malformation and syringomyelia, who experienced isolated sleep apnea without other neurologic problems. Monitoring with oximetry and movement of thoracic and abdominal walls indicated mixed-type sleep apnea. Chiari type I malformation should be differentiated from other disorders causing sleep apnea.
Shiihara
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Department of Pediatrics, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Japan.
Shimizu
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Mitsui
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Saitoh
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Sato
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D001139:Arnold-Chiari Malformation / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013595:Syringomyelia / Q000150:complications*