• Neurology India · Mar 2009

    Case Reports

    Ondine's curse after brainstem infarction.

    • Jose Luiz Pedroso, Robson Fantinato Baiense, Ana Paula Scalzaretto, Pedro Braga Neto, Teixeira de GoisAecio FlavioAF, and Maria Elisabeth Ferraz.
    • Department of Neurology, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. zeluizpedroso@yahoo.com.br
    • Neurol India. 2009 Mar 1; 57 (2): 206-7.

    AbstractThis report describes a rare case of acquired Ondine's curse. The patient developed central sleep apnea syndrome named Ondine's curse after a brainstem infarction. Lesions involving the descending medullocervical pathways that subserve automatic breathing can result in this syndrome.

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