Central Hypoventilation and Brainstem Dysgenesis - 08/04/12
Doi : 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2012.02.011
Thais Armangue, MD a, Alfons Macaya, MD, PhD a, Elida Vazquez, MD b, Maria José Jurado, MD c, Manuel Roig-Quilis, MD, PhD a, ⁎ 
a Department of Pediatric Neurology, Hospital Universitari Materno-Infantil Vall d’Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
b Department of Pediatric Radiology, Hospital Universitari Materno-Infantil Vall d’Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
c Sleep Unit, Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Hospital Universitari Materno-Infantil Vall d’Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
Communications should be addressed to: Dr. Roig-Quilis; Department of Pediatric Neurology, Hospital Universitari Materno-Infantil Vall d’Hebron Pg. Vall d’Hebron 119-129; 08035 Barcelona, Spain.Abstract |
We report on a newborn with congenital hypotonia, unilateral facial palsy, sucking and swallowing difficulties, velopalatine incoordination, and unilateral impairment of the auditory brainstem responses, attributable to brainstem dysgenesis. On follow-up, the child manifested developmental delay and central hypoventilation syndrome during sleep. The ventilation abnormality during sleep with insensitivity to hypercapnia, associated with unilateral facial paralysis, indicates a pontine lesion, including the parafacial respiratory group.
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Vol 46 - N° 4
P. 257-259 - avril 2012 Retour au numéro
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