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Yet, it is still unknown, to which extent the respiratory rhythm is affected by DM1, thus if a central bradypnea, cluster breathing or ataxic (\u201cBiot's\u201d) breathing can occur. Additionally, the causes of the impairment of the central respiratory drive in DM1 are not known. Case Presentation: We present the case of a tracheotomized female patient with DM1 with central bradypnea and ataxic breathing. A 57-year-old woman with DM1 was admitted to our Neurointensive Care Unit (NICU) due to refractory tracheobronchial retention of secretions resulting from aspiration of saliva. Due to a combination of chronic hypercapnic respiratory failure, severe central bradypnea with a minimal breathing frequency of 3 per minute and ataxic breathing a pressure-controlled home ventilation was initiated. Conclusions: In our patient central bradypnea and ataxic breathing possibly were respiratory sequale of DM1, that may have been caused by pontine white matter lesions affecting the pontine respiratory nuclei. From a clinical viewpoint, polygraphy is a suitable tool to objectify disorders of the respiratory rhythm in DM1 even in tracheotomized patients. Clinical studies combining respiratory diagnostics as polygraphy, transcutaneous capnometry and blood gas analysis with brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are required to better understand disorders of respiratory regulation in DM1, and to identify their anatomical correlates.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3233\/jnd-221652","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,3,10]],"date-time":"2023-03-10T12:29:17Z","timestamp":1678451357000},"page":"465-471","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Central Bradypnea and Ataxic Breathing in Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1 \u2013 A Clinical Case Report"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"10","author":[{"given":"Oliver","family":"Summ","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurological Intensive Care and Rehabilitation, Evangelisches Krankenhaus Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany"},{"name":"Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany"},{"name":"Research Center 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