A case of positional central sleep apnea due to compression of the left vertebral artery on brainstem

Studies evaluating the association between Central Sleep Apnea (CSA) and positional sleep apnea are not commonly described and are barely understood. We report a case of a 51-year-old-male with moderate Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) and severe CSA probably secondary to brainstem compression, which r...

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Autores principales: Zamora-Niño, Christie Fiorella, Villafuerte-Trisolini, Brian Jose, Vizcarra-Escobar, Darwin Roger
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Brazilian Association of Sleep and Latin American Federation of Sleep 2018
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6361311/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30746037
http://dx.doi.org/10.5935/1984-0063.20180034
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author Zamora-Niño, Christie Fiorella
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Vizcarra-Escobar, Darwin Roger
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description Studies evaluating the association between Central Sleep Apnea (CSA) and positional sleep apnea are not commonly described and are barely understood. We report a case of a 51-year-old-male with moderate Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) and severe CSA probably secondary to brainstem compression, which responded to the adoption of strict lateral body posture. The addition of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) optimally resolved the remaining obstructive respiratory events. We suggest including Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in the work-up plan of patients with positional CSA.
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spelling pubmed-63613112019-02-11 A case of positional central sleep apnea due to compression of the left vertebral artery on brainstem Zamora-Niño, Christie Fiorella Villafuerte-Trisolini, Brian Jose Vizcarra-Escobar, Darwin Roger Sleep Sci Case Report Studies evaluating the association between Central Sleep Apnea (CSA) and positional sleep apnea are not commonly described and are barely understood. We report a case of a 51-year-old-male with moderate Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) and severe CSA probably secondary to brainstem compression, which responded to the adoption of strict lateral body posture. The addition of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) optimally resolved the remaining obstructive respiratory events. We suggest including Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in the work-up plan of patients with positional CSA. Brazilian Association of Sleep and Latin American Federation of Sleep 2018 /pmc/articles/PMC6361311/ /pubmed/30746037 http://dx.doi.org/10.5935/1984-0063.20180034 Text en http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivative License, which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited and the work is not changed in any way.
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A case of positional central sleep apnea due to compression of the left vertebral artery on brainstem
title A case of positional central sleep apnea due to compression of the left vertebral artery on brainstem
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title_short A case of positional central sleep apnea due to compression of the left vertebral artery on brainstem
title_sort case of positional central sleep apnea due to compression of the left vertebral artery on brainstem
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