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...

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Main Authors: Hany Aref, Tamer Roushdy, Amr Zaki, Nevine El Nahas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-06-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41983-021-00326-z