A case of late-onset central hypoventilation syndrome with hypothalamic dysfunction: through a new phenotype.

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Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome (CCHS) is a rare disorder with uncertain nosology that usually presents early in life. The syndrome is characterized by ventilatory response impairment to carbon dioxide and may result in respiratory failure at birth. Recent reports have identified a similar clinical presentation beyond infancy called late-onset central hypoventilation syndrome (LO-CHS) as a disease...

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