TY - JOUR
T1 - Tracheostomy in children with nemaline core myopathy
AU - Cook, Benjamin J.
AU - Berkowitz, Robert G.
PY - 2005/2
Y1 - 2005/2
N2 - Two children with nemaline core myopathy (NM) who required tracheostomy are reported. One had a severe neonatal form requiring tracheostomy in the neonatal period for continuous mechanical ventilation. The other had a milder form with obstructive sleep apnoea, who underwent tracheostomy at age 22 months after adenoidectomy and a trial of nocturnal nasal continuous positive airway pressure ventilation. These cases highlight the clinical heterogeneity of the condition and the important role of the otolaryngologist in its management.
AB - Two children with nemaline core myopathy (NM) who required tracheostomy are reported. One had a severe neonatal form requiring tracheostomy in the neonatal period for continuous mechanical ventilation. The other had a milder form with obstructive sleep apnoea, who underwent tracheostomy at age 22 months after adenoidectomy and a trial of nocturnal nasal continuous positive airway pressure ventilation. These cases highlight the clinical heterogeneity of the condition and the important role of the otolaryngologist in its management.
KW - Mechanical ventilation
KW - Nemaline myopathy
KW - Obstructive sleep apnoea
KW - Tracheostomy
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=12344334618&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.ijporl.2004.08.020
DO - 10.1016/j.ijporl.2004.08.020
M3 - Article
C2 - 15656962
AN - SCOPUS:12344334618
SN - 0165-5876
VL - 69
SP - 263
EP - 266
JO - International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
JF - International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
IS - 2
ER -