RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Deep breathing and awake apnoea in a patient who had recurrent hypoxaemia and hypercapnia without sleep apnoea
JF European Respiratory Journal
JO Eur Respir J
FD European Respiratory Society
SP 739
OP 741
DO 10.1183/09031936.98.12030739
VO 12
IS 3
A1 K Chin
A1 Y Oku
A1 K Nishimura
A1 M Ohi
YR 1998
UL http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/12/3/739.abstract
AB A 21 yr old with deep breathing and awake apnoea, who had recurrent hypoxaemia and hypercapnia without sleep apnoea, was presented. Although the organic abnormality responsible for the breathing disturbance was not found, administration of acetazolamide facilitated several breaths between sighs, and the patient's hypoxaemia with hypercapnia improved. Some patients who have abnormalities in the cortical control of breathing that cannot be detected by present methods of examination may experience some improvement in breathing with the administration of chemical stimulants such as acetazolamide.