Electrocerebral inactivity associated with obstructive sleep apnea.
We report a child who demonstrates near electrocerebral silence secondary to obstructive apnea during polysomnography. The mechanism of this suppression of cortical activity appears to be related to hypoxemia in the absence of a malignant arrhythmia.
Connelly
C S
CS
Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1078, USA.
O'Donovan
C A
CA
McCall
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WV
Bell
W L
WL
Quinlivan
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L
D001921:Brain / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004569:Electroencephalography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010614:Pharynx / Q000601:surgery; D017286:Polysomnography; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D014059:Tongue / Q000601:surgery; D014609:Uvula / Q000601:surgery