Re: Continuous positive air pressure eliminates nocturnal stridor in MSA

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Yet another reason to be deligent about wearing the " jet pilot get-

up " or C-PAP as it is medically known. Thanks for the information.

Jan

> Lancet 2000 Oct 14;356(9238):1329-30

>

> Continuous positive air pressure eliminates nocturnal stridor in

multiple

> system

> atrophy. Barcelona Multiple System Atrophy Study Group.

>

> Iranzo A, Santamaria J, Tolosa E.

>

> We prospectively studied the sleep patterns and laryngeal function

of 20

> patients with multiple system atrophy and found sleep disturbances

in all

> subjects and vocal cord abduction dysfunction in 14 (70%). In three

patients

> with nocturnal stridor and complete vocal cord abductor dysfunction,

> continuous

> positive airways pressure eliminated laryngeal stridor, obstructive

apnoea,

> and

> haemoglobin desaturation.

>

> Publication Types:

> Letter

>

> PMID: 11073029 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]