Central control malfunction in Wolfram syndrome : Report of one case of difficult weaning

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INTRODUCTION: Wolfram syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive genetic disease characterized by diabetes insipidus, diabetes mellitus, optic atrophy and deafness. A neurodegenerative syndrome is usually associated, including cerebellar ataxia. A few cases of central apnea have been reported in the literature. Here, we report a case of Wolfram syndrome with respiratory symptoms that led to the discovery of central apneas as well as complicated and delayed weaning in an intensive care unit (ICU).

OBSERVATION: The patient is a 39-year-old woman diagnosed with Wolfram syndrome who was admitted to an ICU for septic shock. She experienced difficult weaning before central apneas were observed while spontaneous ventilation was being attempted. After two extubation failures, cerebral MRI was performed and revealed parenchymatous atrophy of the posterior brain fossa involving the cerebral trunk, cerebellar peduncles, as well as both cerebellum hemispheres and the cerebellar vermis. Even after the patient was tracheotomized, central apneas persisted when the patient breathed spontaneously with her tracheotomy, necessitating nocturnal ventilation.

CONCLUSION: While central apneas Wolfram syndrome remain rare, they should be systematically investigated due to their association with severe morbimortality.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:38

Enthalten in:

Revue des maladies respiratoires - 38(2021), 9 vom: 25. Nov., Seite 946-950

Sprache:

Französisch

Weiterer Titel:

Dysfonction de la commande centrale dans le syndrome de Wolfram : à propos d’un cas de sevrage ventilatoire difficile

Beteiligte Personen:

Gauvrit, M [VerfasserIn]
Jaffré, S [VerfasserIn]
Morin, J [VerfasserIn]
Hervé, C [VerfasserIn]
Alami, H [VerfasserIn]
Blanc, F-X [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Apnées du sommeil d’origine centrale
Case Reports
Central sleep apnea
Journal Article
Syndrome de Wolfram
Wolfram syndrome

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Date Completed 17.11.2021

Date Revised 17.11.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.rmr.2021.09.007

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM33240997X