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Behavioral Hyperventilation and Central Sleep Apnea in Two Children
Author(s) -
Thomas P. Johnston,
Jade TamWilliams,
Margaret Schmandt,
Anand C. Patel,
Claudia Cleveland,
F Coste,
James S. Kemp
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical sleep medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.529
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1550-9397
pISSN - 1550-9389
DOI - 10.5664/jcsm.4612
Subject(s) - hyperventilation , medicine , central sleep apnea , sleep (system call) , sleep apnea , apnea , obstructive sleep apnea , polysomnography , physical therapy , anesthesia , computer science , operating system
Behavioral hyperventilation is a rarely recognized cause of central sleep apnea (CSA) among children. We report two pediatric patients who presented with prolonged central sleep apnea secondary to behavioral hyperventilation. One patient also had a prolonged corrected QT (QT(C)) interval resulting from hyperventilation

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