Biot's respiration

Biot's Breathing
Other names	Biot's respiration; ataxic respiration
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

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]

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