Laryngeal abductor paralysis


Sleep apnea

An intermittent cessation of airflow at the mouth and nose during sleep. Apneas of at least 10 seconds are considered important, but persons with sleep apnea may have apneas of 20 seconds to up to 2 or 3 minutes. Patients may have up to 15 events per hour of sleep.


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PMID (PMCID)
7958087
 MALE
[A case of Shy-Drager syndrome complicated with syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone (SIADH) and incomplete paralysis of bilateral vocal cords].
Sone H, Okuda Y, Bannai C, Asano M, Asakura Y, Yamaoka T, Suzuki S, Kawakami Y, Odawara M, Matsushima T, et al..
Nihon Naibunpi Gakkai Zasshi. 1994;70(2):75-84.
Sleep apnea due to vocal cord paralysis is sometimes found to be complicated in patients with multiple system atrophy (MSA) including Shy-Drager syndrome, and is known as Gerhardt syndrome.