Hyland R H, Jones N L, Powles A C, Lenkie S C, Vanderlinden R G, Epstein S W
Am Rev Respir Dis. 1978 Jan;117(1):165-72. doi: 10.1164/arrd.1978.117.1.165.
A case of primary alveolar hypoventilation is described. Despite characteristic clinical findings, the diagnosis was delayed for 4 years. Alleviation of nocturnal hypoxemia and hypercapnia initially by a rocking bed and subsequently by phrenic nerve stimulation was accompanied by reversal of cor pulmonale and polycythemia. Electrophrenic respiration is an effective form of long-term management in primary alveolar hypoventilation.
本文描述了一例原发性肺泡低通气病例。尽管有典型的临床症状，但诊断仍延误了4年。最初通过摇床、随后通过膈神经刺激缓解夜间低氧血症和高碳酸血症，同时伴有肺心病和红细胞增多症的逆转。膈神经电刺激呼吸是原发性肺泡低通气长期治疗的一种有效方式。
