Ghorbani, M. and Azar, M. and Bavand, K. and Shojaei, H. and Mollahoseini, R. (2019) Successful microvascular decompression surgery for dolichoectatic vertebral artery compression of medulla oblongata in a patient with hypersomnia disorder. British Journal of Neurosurgery.
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Introduction: Hypersomnia is a condition in which a person has trouble staying awake during the day. There are several potential causes of it, including sleep apnea and sleep disorders. Case presentation: A 43 year old male was referred to our practice with complaints of hypersomnia, snoring, slurred speech and sleep apnea for more diagnostic and therapeutic interventions. His brain MRI was significant for a vascular loop compression on medulla oblongata. The patient underwent microvascular decompression surgery subsequently and showed improvement in all of his symptoms. Conclusion: One of the rare causes of sleep apnea is medulla oblongata compression by a vascular loop. Vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia may cause this phenomenon probably and should be reviewed in imaging examinations more precisely. Microvascular decompression by using a synthetic Teflon patch may be helpful in management of these patients. © 2019, © 2019 The Neurosurgical Foundation.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | cited By 0 |
| Subjects: | WL Nervous System |
| Depositing User: | eprints admin |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Oct 2020 05:51 |
| Last Modified: | 21 Oct 2020 05:51 |
| URI: | http://eprints.iums.ac.ir/id/eprint/15159 |
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