Article
[Late onset Ondine syndrome: literature review on a case report].
Archives de pediatrie : organe officiel de la Societe francaise de pediatrie - 1 Nov 2012
Butin M, Labbé G, Vrielynck S, Franco P, Massenavette B, Bellon G, Reix P
Abstract excerpt
Ondine syndrome is the central congenital hypoventilation syndrome (CCHS) caused by the mutation of the PHOX2B gene. In late onset cases, the symptomatology often appears after an acute event (infection, general anesthesia, drug intake), increasing hypoventilation. We report a case of late onset Ondine curse in a 9-year-old girl. The diagnosis was made based on a hypercapnic coma complicating a respiratory...
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