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Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome: An update
Author(s) -
Gozal David
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
pediatric pulmonology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.866
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1099-0496
pISSN - 8755-6863
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-0496(199810)26:4<273::aid-ppul7>3.0.co;2-c
Subject(s) - medicine , congenital central hypoventilation syndrome , citation , pulmonology , pulmonary medicine , pediatric oncology , pediatrics , family medicine , library science , hypoventilation , psychiatry , computer science , intensive care medicine , cancer , respiratory system
Awareness of the existence of CCHS has led to increasingly frequent reports of such patients from all over the world. However, the exact pathophysiologic mechanisms underlying the clinical manifestations of this congenital disease entity remain unknown. For the respiratory physiologist, CCHS can be viewed as an experiment of nature that provides an important and unique window into central cardiorespiratory regulation. For the pediatrician, CCHS children represent an unique clinical challenge in coordinating the diagnostic and therapeutic procedures required to enhance the patients' quality of life.