Multiple system atrophy presenting as central sleep apnoea: Fig. 1.—
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Multiple system atrophy presenting as central sleep apnoea.
A 61-yr-old male presented with apparent idiopathic central sleep apnoea but after 4 yrs developed features of autonomic, cerebellar and extrapyramidal dysfunction consistent with a diagnosis of multiple system atrophy (MSA). Though central sleep apnoea can occur in multiple sleep apnoea, it is less frequent than obstructive sleep apnoea and occurs in the later stages of the disease. The pathog...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Respiratory Journal
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0903-1936,1399-3003
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.04.00116103