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Review
. 2009 Jun;30(3):339-47.
doi: 10.1055/s-0029-1222448. Epub 2009 May 18.

Congenital hypoventilation syndromes

Daniel J Lesser  1 , Sally L Davidson Ward, Sheila S Kun, Thomas G Keens
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Review

Congenital hypoventilation syndromes

Daniel J Lesser et al. Semin Respir Crit Care Med. 2009 Jun.

Abstract

Although rare, congenital hypoventilation syndromes profoundly impact affected patients and families. In some diseases, such as congenital central hypoventilation syndrome (CCHS), hypoventilation is a key presenting feature. Ventilatory abnormalities may not be immediately evident in other disease states. The clinical aspects of several pediatric hypoventilation syndromes, including CCHS, Chiari type II malformation, Prader-Willi syndrome, familial dysautonomia, and rapid onset obesity with hypothalamic dysfunction, hypoventilation, and autonomic dysregulation are presented.

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  • Hypoventilation syndromes.
    Brown LK, Lee-Chiong T. Brown LK, et al. Semin Respir Crit Care Med. 2009 Jun;30(3):249-51. doi: 10.1055/s-0029-1222475. Epub 2009 May 18. Semin Respir Crit Care Med. 2009. PMID: 19452385 No abstract available.

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