Biot's Respiration
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
Biot's respiration is a pattern of breathing characterized by periodic prolonged respiratory pauses lasting up to half a minute or longer, followed by deep breaths. Described in the 1930s Soviet medical encyclopedia, it occurs in severe brain diseases, uremia, and diabetic coma, serving as a grave prognostic sign due to lowered excitability of the respiratory center.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
BIOT'S RESPIRATION (Biot), is characterized by the appearance of periodic prolonged respiratory pauses of up to half a minute or longer. The pauses are followed by deep breaths. Biot's respiration occurs in severe cerebral diseases (meningitis, hemorrhages, tumors), in uremia, and in diabetic coma. Biot's respiration is always a grave prognostic sign. Its occurrence is considered to be caused by a decrease in the excitability of the respiratory center.
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“Biot's Respiration.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/biots-respiration/