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(D) Bulbar poliomyelitis # Biot's breathing is caused by brain damage, increased intracranial pressure and drug-induced respiratory depression.> Biot's respiration, sometimes also called ataxic respiration, is an abnormal pattern of breathing characterized by groups of quick, shallow inspirations followed by regular or irregular periods of apnea. It generally indicates a poor prognosis. Biot's respiration is caused by damage to the medulla oblongata due to strokes or trauma or by pressure on the medulla due to uncal or tentorial herniation. It can be caused by opioid use.