Central sleep apnea syndrome – a case report

Czech version

Authors: J. Polívková ¹; K. Šonka ²; Z. Ehler ¹; J. Cheníček ³
Authors‘ workplace: Klinika anesteziologie a resuscitace 1. Lékařské fakulty UK Praha, přednosta doc. MUDr. Z. Ehler, CSc. 2 Neurologická klinika 1. lékařské fakulty UK Praha, přednosta prof. MUDr. S. Nevšímalová, DrSc. 3 ARO Nemocnice Tábor, přednosta MUDr. J. Cheníček ¹
Published in: Anest. intenziv. Med., , 1998, č. 6, s. 241-242
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Overview

The paper presents a short review of ventilatory disorders during sleep. The authors try to elucidate the cause, symptoms and treatment available for separate types of disorders – obstructive, central and mixed. In a detail, there is presented a case report of central sleep apnea from the onset of first symptoms, complications and following course with an attempt of a patient to return to normal life.

Key words:
central sleep apnea – central SAS – ventilation support

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