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Spinal stenosis as a rare cause of central sleep apnea: a case report
Albatol N Rashed1, Nora Bedaiwi1
1Pulmonary Section, Department of Medicine, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Abstract:
In this case report we present a rare cause of central sleep apnea secondary to severe cervical stenosis in a young male after excluding all the possible causes of central sleep apnea.
Citation:
Rashed AN, Bedaiwi N. Spinal stenosis as a rare cause of central sleep apnea: a case report. J Clin Sleep Med. 2025;21(9):1643-1647.
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