What is congenital central hypoventilation syndrome in children?
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Johns Hopkins Medicine answered:Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome (CCHS), also known as Ondine's curse, is a rare neurological disorder characterized by inadequate breathing during sleep and, in more severely affected children, also during waking periods. This disorder is associated with a malfunction of the nerves that control involuntary body functions and abnormal development of early embryonic cells that form the spinal cord.
Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome (CCHS), also known as Ondine's curse, is a rare neurological disorder characterized by inadequate breathing during sleep and, in more severely affected children, also during waking periods. This disorder... More
