Diseases

Central Sleep Apnea

A condition associated with multiple episodes of sleep apnea which are distinguished from obstructive sleep apnea (SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE) by the complete cessation of efforts to breathe. This disorder is associated with dysfunction of central nervous system centers that regulate respiration.

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Abstract

A condition associated with multiple episodes of sleep apnea which are distinguished from obstructive sleep apnea (SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE) by the complete cessation of efforts to breathe. This disorder is associated with dysfunction of central nervous system centers that regulate respiration.

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  • Apnea, Central
  • Apnea, Central Sleep
  • Apnea, Sleep, Central
  • Central Alveolar Hypoventilation Syndrome
  • Central Sleep Apnea Syndrome
  • Central Sleep Disordered Breathing
  • Hypoventilation, Central Alveolar
  • Ondine Syndrome
  • Sleep Apnea, Central
  • Sleep Apnea, Lethal Central
  • Sleep-Disordered Breathing, Central
  • Alveolar Hypoventilation, Central
  • Alveolar Hypoventilations, Central
  • Apneas, Central
  • Apneas, Central Sleep
  • Breathing, Central Sleep-Disordered
  • Breathings, Central Sleep-Disordered
  • Central Alveolar Hypoventilation
  • Central Apnea
  • Central Apneas
  • Central Sleep Apneas
  • Central Sleep-Disordered Breathing
  • Central Sleep-Disordered Breathings
  • Hypoventilations, Central Alveolar
  • Sleep Apneas, Central
  • Sleep Disordered Breathing, Central
  • Sleep-Disordered Breathings, Central
  • Central Sleep Apnea, Primary
  • Central Sleep Apnea, Secondary
  • Newborn Primary Sleep Apneas
  • Primary Central Sleep Apnea
  • Primary Sleep Apneas of Newborn
  • Secondary Central Sleep Apnea
  • Sleep Apnea, Newborn, Primary

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2000; for CENTRAL ALVEOLAR HYPOVENTILATION SYNDROME use SLEEP DISORDERS, INTRINSIC 2000-2012

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Previous Indexing

  • Apnea (1966-1979)
  • Sleep (1966-1979)
  • Sleep Apnea Syndromes (1980-1999)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Central Sleep Apnea. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020182. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020182
  2. Central Sleep Apnea. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_sleep_apnea
  3. Central Sleep Apnea. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3620651