Biot breathing sign
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.
Bi·ot breath·ing sign
(bē-ō' brēdh'ing sīn)Irregular periods of apnea alternating with four or five deep breaths; seen with increased intracranial pressure.
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