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. 1995 Jun;50(6):690–697. doi: 10.1136/thx.50.6.690

Obstructive sleep apnoea with Arnold-Chiari malformation.

M J Doherty 1, D P Spence 1, C Young 1, P M Calverley 1
PMCID: PMC1021276  PMID: 7638817

Abstract

A case of obstructive sleep apnoea associated with the Arnold-Chiari malformation is described, in which the loss of pharyngeal sensation seems to have played an important part in the aetiology of the obstruction of the upper airway.

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