Electrocerebral inactivity associated with obstructive sleep apnea

C. S. Connelly, C. A. O'Donovan, W. V. McCall, W. L. Bell, L. Quinlivan

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Abstract

We report a child who demonstrates near electrocerebral silence secondary to obstructive apnea during polysomnography. The mechanism of this suppression of cortical activity appears to be related to hypoxemia in the absence of a malignant arrhythmia.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1464-1466
Number of pages3
JournalNeurology
Volume48
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - May 1997
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Clinical Neurology

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