title: Isolated sleep apnea due to Chiari type I malformation and syringomyelia.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shiihara
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shimizu
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mitsui
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Saitoh
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sato
mesh_terms: 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*