Abnormal Neurophysiologic Findings In A Patient After Heart Transplantation With Respiratory Insufficiency Following Encephalitis
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Multiparametric neuromonitoring was performed in a 60-year-old patient after heart transplantation and respiratory insufficiency following encephalitis. Abnormal findings were seen in the brainstem auditory evoked potential interpeak latencies (IPL) at the level of the mid to upper brain stem (wave IV-V IPL), which were significantly increased on both sides. This neurophysiologic abnormality could be in context to previous findings in a girl with the central alveolar hypoventilation syndrome1 and is consistent with findings in patients with respiratory insufficiency following encephalitis2.
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