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Brain stem lesions on MR images and abnormal respiration. Patient numbers correspond to those in Table 1. L indicates lower brain stem lesion; U, upper brain stem lesion; BG, basal ganglia lesion; WM, cerebral white matter lesion; solid line, duration of the disease; solid circle, acute respiratory failure; dotted line, permanent mechanical ventilation; cross, death
