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- Title
Zentrale Schlafapnoe –Pathophysiologie, Relevanz, Diagnostik und Therapie.
- Authors
Schäfer, Thorsten; Schläfke, Marianne E.; Westhoff, Michael; Duchna, Hans-Werner; Penzel, Thomas; Scholle, Sabine; Orth, Maritta
- Abstract
Central sleep apnea (CSA) is characterized by breathing cessations caused by a lack of respiratory movements. Its cause may be a reduced as well as an exaggerated respiratory drive. As a rare form of sleep-disordered breathing CSA can lead to marked sleep disturbances, excessive daytime sleepiness, and cardiovascular diseases. According to the International Classification of Sleep Disorders (ICSD-2) primary CSA is distinguished from several CSA syndromes with varying pathophysiology and different therapeutic approaches. This review summarizes the pathophysiology and the clinical aspects of CSA in the adult and the child on the basis of the current literature and gives support for the diagnosis and treatment of this complex form of sleep-related breathing disorders.
- Subjects
SLEEP apnea syndromes; RESPIRATION; RESPIRATORY organs; CARDIOVASCULAR diseases; SLEEP disorders
- Publication
Somnologie, 2008, Vol 12, Issue 3, p190
- ISSN
1432-9123
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11818-008-0350-z