Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2016; 20 (3): 498-501

Drop episodes improved after tracheotomy: a case of Coffin-Lowry syndrome associated with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

G. Imataka, I. Nakajima, K. Goto, W. Konno, H. Hirabayashi, O. Arisaka

Department of Pediatrics, Dokkyo Medical University School of Medicine, Tochigi, Japan. geo@dokkyomed.ac.jp

Some cases of Coffin-Lowry syndrome recognized episodic drops and it tended to be intractable for medical treatment. We reported here a patient with the Coffin-Lowry syndrome associated with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). The patient had epileptic seizures and drop attacks only during night-time and it was not recognized during the daytime. His sleep-induced electroencephalogram was normal. At 12-years old of his age, his OSAS was worse, so we performed a tracheotomy. Notably after the operation, his epileptic episodes were disappeared.

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G. Imataka, I. Nakajima, K. Goto, W. Konno, H. Hirabayashi, O. Arisaka
Drop episodes improved after tracheotomy: a case of Coffin-Lowry syndrome associated with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci
Year: 2016
Vol. 20 - N. 3
Pages: 498-501

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