Arnold Chiari type 1 malformation presenting with sleep disordered breathing in well children. Issue 4 (21st March 2006)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Murray, C; Seton, C; Prelog, K; Fitzgerald, D A
• Is Part Of: Archives of disease in childhood. Volume 91:Issue 4(2006)
• Page Start: 342
• Page End: 343
• Publication Date: 2006-03-21
• Subjects: Arnold Chiari type 1 malformation -- central apnoea -- non-invasive ventilation -- posterior fossa decompression -- polysomnography; Children -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Infants -- Diseases -- Periodicals; 618.920005
• DOI: 10.1136/adc.2005.085324
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0003-9888

Abstract

Abstract : Healthy children, aged 3, 9, and 13 years referred with sleep disordered breathing had marked central apnoea and bradypnoea on polysomnography, necessitating the use of non-invasive bilevel ventilation in two cases. Each had normal neurological examinations and an Arnold Chiari type 1 malformation was confirmed on magnetic resonance imaging. All underwent urgent posterior fossa decompression which normalised their sleep breathing.