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
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
Differential diagnosis
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
- ^ 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