'You Sleep, You Die': A Rare Clinical Case of Ondine’s Curse after Posterior Fossa Surgery

Autor: Mitesh Karn, Basant Kumar Mahato, Ranjan Sah, Dipendra Kandel, Shabal Sapkota
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Case Reports in Surgery, Vol 2023 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2090-6919
DOI: 10.1155/2023/3113428
Popis: Ondine’s curse is a rare condition in which breathing is preserved while awake, but there is absence of autonomic control of ventilation. It is a potentially fatal complication that may result rarely from surgery in posterior fossa in area close to respiratory centers. We describe a patient with posterior fossa hemangioblastoma who underwent subtotal resection via telovelar approach and developed acquired Ondine’s curse postoperatively. The patient’s presentation and management are described. Besides that, Ondine’s is a great example of how modern medicine is linked to ancient literature, and thus, its anecdotal history is also described.
Databáze: Directory of Open Access Journals
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