title: [Diaphragm pacing in chronic hypoventilation].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Diaphragm pacing in patients with intact phrenic nerve and diaphragm can be used as an alternative to mechanical ventilation. Indications cover diseases caused by central hypoventilation like C2-quadriplegia and Ondine's syndrome. Advantages are physiological ventilation with negative pressure and an improvement in articulation.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report our experiences with a patient suffering from chronic hypoventilation caused by a ventilatory pump failure following tetraparesis due to congenital toxoplasmosis.
authors.affiliation: Pneumologische Klinik im Zentralkrankenhaus Gauting. Bernhard.Kroworsch@t-online.de
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kroworsch
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bullemer
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Karg
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003964:Diaphragm / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D007040:Hypoventilation / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods
vernacular_title: Zwerchfellstimulation bei chronischer Hypoventilation.