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| Year : 2009 | Volume
: 57
| Issue : 2 | Page : 206--207 |
Ondine's curse after brainstem infarction
Jose Luiz Pedroso, Robson Fantinato Baiense, Ana Paula Scalzaretto, Pedro Braga Neto, Aecio Flavio Teixeira de Gois, Maria Elisabeth Ferraz
Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Correspondence Address:
Jose Luiz Pedroso
Pedro de Toledo Street, 544/206, São Paulo, São Paulo
Brazil
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DOI: 10.4103/0028-3886.51298
This report describes a rare case of acquired Ondine's curse. The patient developed central sleep apnea syndrome named Ondine's curse after a brainstem infarction. Lesions involving the descending medullocervical pathways that subserve automatic breathing can result in this syndrome.
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