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Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome: a bedside-to-bench success story for advancing early diagnosis and treatment and improved survival and quality of life.
Pediatric research - 1 Jan 2017
Weese-Mayer Debra E, Rand Casey M, Zhou Amy, Carroll Michael S, Hunt Carl E
Abstract excerpt
The "bedside-to-bench" Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome (CCHS) research journey has led to increased phenotypic-genotypic knowledge regarding autonomic nervous system (ANS) regulation, and improved clinical outcomes. CCHS is a neurocristopathy characterized by hypoventilation and ANS dysregulation. Initially described in 1970, timely diagnosis and treatment remained problematic until the first large...
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