title: Transient obstructive sleep apnea and asystole in association with presumed viral encephalopathy.
abstract: Evidence suggests that untreated obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) can lead to hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and stroke. Conversely, the systemic effects of a wide variety of critical illnesses can lead to CNS dysfunction, which can precipitate respiratory failure. Reported is a patient in whom an acute encephalopathy may have been responsible for transient OSA.
authors.affiliation: University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine Sleep Disorders Center, Iowa City 52242, USA. mark-dyken@uiowa.edu
authors.forename: Mark Eric
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Dyken
authors.forename: Thoru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: Herbert A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Berger
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001919:Bradycardia / Q000209:etiology*; D045422:Continuous Positive Airway Pressure; D018792:Encephalitis, Viral / Q000150:complications*; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood; D010672:Phenytoin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017286:Polysomnography; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D010672:Phenytoin; D010100:Oxygen