Journal of Pediatric Neurology 2004; 02(03): 167-170
DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1557214
Case Report
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart – New York

Temporary central hypoventilation following craniopharyngioma resection

Sean M. Lew
a   Sringarind Hospital, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
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10 December 2003

21 January 2004

Publication Date:
29 July 2015 (online)

Abstract

A case of temporary acquired central hypoventilation following craniopharyngioma surgery is presented. This is a complication which has not been previously described in suprasellar surgery. Potentially mechanisms of the respiratory disorder are discussed. The most likely etiology is felt to be respiratory drive depression stemming from hypothalamic injury. (J Pediatr Neurol 2004; 2(3): 167–170).