Impaired peripheral chemosensitivity and acute respiratory failure in Arnold-Chiari malformation and syringomyelia

N Engl J Med. 1973 May 3;288(18):947-8. doi: 10.1056/NEJM197305032881807.
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MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Arnold-Chiari Malformation / complications*
  • Arnold-Chiari Malformation / physiopathology
  • Chemoreceptor Cells / physiopathology*
  • Glossopharyngeal Nerve / physiopathology
  • Humans
  • Hypercapnia / physiopathology
  • Hypoglossal Nerve / physiopathology
  • Hypoventilation / physiopathology
  • Hypoxia / physiopathology
  • Male
  • Neurons, Afferent / physiopathology
  • Respiration
  • Respiratory Function Tests
  • Respiratory Insufficiency / etiology*
  • Syringomyelia / complications*
  • Vagus Nerve / physiopathology