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Title: | Outcome of central hypoventilation secondary to childhood pertussis encephalitis in adulthood |
Authors: | Gouder, Caroline Fsadni, Peter Montefort, Stephen |
Keywords: | Hypoventilation Sleep apnea, central Respiration disorders -- Malta |
Issue Date: | 2015 |
Publisher: | BMJ |
Citation: | Gouder, C., Fsadni, P., & Montefort, S. (2015). Outcome of central hypoventilation secondary to childhood pertussis encephalitis in adulthood. BMJ Case Reports, 1-2. |
Abstract: | We present a rare case of central hypoventilation secondary to pertussis encephalopathy occurring during childhood. The patient was successfully managed by negative pressure ventilation initially until portable noninvasive ventilators became available. The patient was, unfortunately, lost to follow-up. She was reviewed in adulthood following several years of non-compliance to treatment and found asymptomatic despite chronic hypercapnoea. |
URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/23265 |
Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacM&SMed |
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