Transient obstructive sleep apnea and asystole in association with presumed viral encephalopathy.
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.
Dyken
Mark Eric
ME
University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine Sleep Disorders Center, Iowa City 52242, USA. mark-dyken@uiowa.edu
Yamada
Thoru
T
Berger
Herbert A
HA
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
D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D010672:Phenytoin; D010100:Oxygen