Biot's respiration
| Biot's Breathing | |
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| Other names | Biot's respiration; ataxic respiration |
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| Graph showing Biot's respiration and other pathological breathing patterns. | |
| Specialty | Neurology; Pulmonology |
| Causes | Damage to Medulla Oblongata and Pons |
Biot's breathing or ataxic breathing, is an abnormal pattern of breathing characterized by variable tidal volume, random apneas, and no regularity.[1] It is named for Camille Biot, who characterized it in 1876.[2][3]
Causes[edit]
Biot's respiration is caused by damage to the medulla oblongata and pons due to trauma, stroke, opioid use, and increased intracranial pressure due to uncal or tentorial herniation.[1][4] Often this condition is also associated with meningitis.[2]
Diagnosis[edit]
Differential diagnosis[edit]
In common medical practice, Biot's respiration is often mistaken for Cheyne–Stokes respiration, part of which may have been caused by them both being described by the same person studying both.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Stanifer, John. "A Peculiar Type of Dyspnea: Kussmaul, Cheyne-Stokes, and Biot Respirations" (PDF). Historia Medicinae. 3 (1).
- ^ a b (in French) Biot MC. Contribution a l'étude du phénomène respiratoire de Cheyne-Stokes. Lyon Med. 1876;23:517-528, 561-567.
- ^ Wijdicks EF (May 2007). "Biot's breathing". J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatry. 78 (5): 512–3. doi:10.1136/jnnp.2006.104919. PMC 2117832. PMID 17435185.
- ^ Alraiyes, Abdul Hamid; Thompson, Patrick ".; Thammasitboon, Supat (2011-05-01), "Biot's Respiration In A Chronic Opioid User: Improved With Adaptive-Servo Ventilation", C76. CONTROL OF VENTILATION AND RESPIRATORY MUSCLES, American Thoracic Society International Conference Abstracts, American Thoracic Society, pp. A5279, doi:10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2011.183.1_meetingabstracts.a5279, retrieved 2022-06-13