Ondine’s curse, a fatal infarction diagnosed by polysomnography and saved by ventilation: a case report
Abstract Background Lateral medullary syndrome causing Ondine’s curse is a rare yet fatal brainstem infarction. Any patient presenting with lateral medulla infarction ought to be well observed and a polysomnography must be ordered for him. Case presentation A patient presenting with Ondine’s curse i...
Main Authors: | Hany Aref, Tamer Roushdy, Amr Zaki, Nevine El Nahas |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2021-06-01
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Series: | The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s41983-021-00326-z |
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