Mechanism of hyperventilation syndrome in liquidators of consequences of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident

To study the mechanism of hyperventilation syndrome in 19 Chernobyl accident liquidators affected by external irradiation of relatively short duration (average 154,0±12,0 mGy) after 10 to 14 years conducted a clinical examination, magnetic resonant scan of the brain, electroneuromyographic study of motor nerve terminal and morphological study of nerve agents in the skin-muscle biopsies. It is established that in the absence of changes in the function of external breathing apparatus damage of glial component may be a key mechanism leading to the development of the dual hyperventilation syndrome and symptom of mental, neurological and somatic disorders.