A case of central sleep apnea associated with chronic lymphocytic inflammation with pontine perivascular enhancement responsive to steroids

J Clin Sleep Med. 2024 Dec 1;20(12):1985-1986. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.11292.

Abstract

A 78-year-old man with history of chronic lymphocytic inflammation with pontine perivascular enhancement responsive to steroids syndrome, moderate persistent asthma, pansinusitis, and upper airway cough syndrome presented to the sleep medicine clinic for evaluation of sleep-disordered breathing. Brain magnetic resonance imaging showed lesions in the pons and midbrain. Diagnostic polysomnography was remarkable for central sleep apnea.

Citation: Kokesh KJ, Nguyen M, Presti MF, Syed MA, Wagner MH, Berry RB. A case of central sleep apnea associated with chronic lymphocytic inflammation with pontine perivascular enhancement responsive to steroids. J Clin Sleep Med. 2020;20(12):1985-1986.

Keywords: CLIPPERS; breathing centers; central nervous system; central sleep apnea; lymphocytic inflammation; neuroimaging; sleep apnea; sleep-disordered breathing.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Humans
  • Inflammation / complications
  • Inflammation / drug therapy
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Polysomnography*
  • Pons* / diagnostic imaging
  • Pons* / pathology
  • Sleep Apnea, Central* / complications
  • Sleep Apnea, Central* / drug therapy