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Treatment of sleep central apnea with non-invasive mechanical ventilation with 2 levels of positive pressure (bilevel) in a patient with myotonic dystrophy type 1

We are reporting a case of a 29 year-old female with diagnosis of myotonic dystrophy type 1 (Steinert’s disease) with excessive daytime sleepiness, muscle fatigue, snoring, frequent arousals, non-restorative sleep, and witnessed apneas. Pulmonary function tests revealed a mild decrease of forced vit...

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Autores principales: Akamine, Ricardo Tera, Grossklauss, Luís Fernando, Moreira, Gustavo Antonio, Pradella-Hallinan, Marcia, Chiéia, Marco Antônio, Mesquita, Denis, Bulle Oliveira, Acary Souza, Tufik, Sergio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4521647/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26483914
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.slsci.2014.09.002