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Presentation and treatment of monozygotic twins with congenital central hypoventilation syndrome.
Canadian respiratory journal - 1 Jan 2000
Amin Reshma, Riekstins Andrea, Al-Saleh Suhail, Massicotte Colin, Coates Allan L, MacLusky Ian
Abstract excerpt
Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome is a rare genetic disorder characterized by hypoventilation during sleep secondary to a blunted response to hypercapnia and hypoxia. The current case report describes developmentally normal four-year-old monozygotic twin boys who presented in infancy with variable presentations and clinical severity of congenital central hypoventilation syndrome. Both were managed with...
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