ataxic breathing

Bi·ot res·pi·ra·tion

(bē-ō'),

completely irregular breathing pattern, with continually variable rate and depth of breathing; results from lesions in the respiratory centers in the brainstem, extending from the dorsomedial medulla caudally to the obex.

Synonym(s): ataxic breathing, Biot breathing sign, Biot breathing, Biot sign, respiratory ataxia

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Biot,

Camille, French physician, 1878–.

Biot breathing - Synonym(s): Biot respiration

Biot breathing sign - irregular periods of apnea alternating with four or five deep breaths, seen with increased intracranial pressure.

Biot respiration - abrupt, irregular alternating periods of apnea with constant rate and depth of breathing, as that resulting from lesions due to increased intracranial pressure. Synonym(s): ataxic breathing; Biot breathing; respiratory ataxia

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