Abstract
We report the case of a nonobese and nonsmoking 51-year-old man with nocturnal arterial oxygen desaturation that returned to normal after sphenoidal meningioma resection. He presented an important daytime hypersomnia and episodes of nocturnal apnea, without snoring. His arterial blood gases, mechanical properties of the respiratory system pulmonary diffusing capacity and chemosensitivity were normal. The most frequent causes of nocturnal hypoxemia are examined.
MeSH terms
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Blood Gas Analysis
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Disorders of Excessive Somnolence / etiology*
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Humans
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Hypoventilation / blood
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Hypoventilation / diagnosis
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Hypoventilation / etiology
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Hypoxia / blood
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Hypoxia / diagnosis
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Hypoxia / etiology
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Male
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Meningeal Neoplasms / blood
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Meningeal Neoplasms / complications*
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Meningeal Neoplasms / diagnosis*
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Meningeal Neoplasms / surgery
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Meningioma / blood
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Meningioma / complications*
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Meningioma / diagnosis*
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Meningioma / surgery
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Middle Aged
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Oximetry
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Oxygen / blood
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Polysomnography
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Sleep Apnea Syndromes / blood
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Sleep Apnea Syndromes / diagnosis
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Sleep Apnea Syndromes / etiology*