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C Muñoz Villa

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PubMed1994

[Gelastic seizures, precocious puberty and hypothalamic hamartomas. A case report and the contributions of Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT)].

We present a patient with gelastic seizures, precocious puberty and a hypothalamic hamartoma. The diagnostic method of choice for hypothalamic hamartoma is new generation MRI. The characteristic MRI images along with lack of growth during the course of disease indicates a diagnosis of hamartoma firmly with no need for pathological studies. Although the physical nature of gelastic seizures in this syndrome is a subject of dispute, SPECT findings point to activity at a distance from nerve routes connecting the hypothalamus to the cortical regions (the temporal region in this case). Prognosis improves if the various components of the syndrome are treated early and when dysgenesis is less extensive.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1989

[Effectiveness of continuous positive airway pressure in the long-term treatment of the obstructive sleep apnea syndrome].

Eight patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome were treated with continuous positive airways pressure by nasal route. The treatment was carried out in the hospital during the initial days. If the procedure was effective and the tolerance was good, the patients were discharged to continue with treatment at home. Polygraphic sleep recordings carried out 2-4 months after the beginning of therapy showed normalization of the structure and the phases of sleep, apnea and desaturation being virtually absent. After a mean follow up of 18 months the patients are asymptomatic. The treatment has been well tolerated and significant side effects have not developed.

Adult↗