Treatment of sleep central apnea with non-invasive mechanical ventilation with 2 levels of positive pressure (bilevel) in a patient with myotonic dystrophy type 1
We are reporting a case of a 29 year-old female with diagnosis of myotonic dystrophy type 1 (Steinert’s disease) with excessive daytime sleepiness, muscle fatigue, snoring, frequent arousals, non-restorative sleep, and witnessed apneas. Pulmonary function tests revealed a mild decrease of forced vit...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Brazilian Association of Sleep and Latin American Federation of Sleep Societies
2014-06-01
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Series: | Sleep Science |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1984006314000297 |