Laryngeal dystonia causing upper airway obstruction in progressive supranuclear palsy.
A 58-year-old man with progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) developed two episodes of respiratory failure associated with laryngeal spasm. It was revealed he had adductor laryngeal breathing dystonia, a relatively unrecognized complication of PSP.
Panegyres
Peter K
PK
Joondalup Health Campus, and The Mount Medical Centre, Suite 33, 146 Mounts Bay Road, Perth, Western Australia 6000, Australia. macfarlane4@optusnet.com.au
Hillman
David
D
Dunne
John W
JW
D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D004421:Dystonia / Q000150:complications*; D004576:Electromyography; D006801:Humans; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012135:Respiratory Sounds / Q000209:etiology; D013494:Supranuclear Palsy, Progressive / Q000150:complications*