Affiliation:
1. Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo
Abstract
The authors report a case of Shy-Drager syndrome in a 53 year-old male patient. Autonomic failure was made evident by physical examiration as well as laboratory tests. A sleep recording showed decreased percentage of REM sleep and apneas of the central type. The possible mechanisms for this sleep disorder are discussed.
Subject
Neurology,Clinical Neurology
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