Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome (CCHS), a rare disorder typically presenting in the newborn period, results in over 90% of cases from PHOX2B polyalanine repeat mutations. It is ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Many patients with obesity hypoventilation syndrome are misdiagnosed as having other respiratory conditions and ...

This page lists all known medications that could potentially lead to 'Hypoventilation' as a side effect. It's important to note that mild side effects are quite common with medications. The medication ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “These findings suggest that a pharmacologic approach may eventually become an option for selected patients with ...

A 4560-g female baby was born at 38 weeks of gestation by Cesarean section. The course of pregnancy was uneventful, but the decision regarding the mode of delivery was taken because of postnatal ...

The American Thoracic Society has published an official clinical guideline on the evaluation and management of obesity hypoventilation syndrome in the Society's Aug. 1 American Journal of Respiratory ...

Sleep-related hypoventilation is a breathing-related disorder that interrupts normal sleep. This condition may be diagnosed when all other sleep disorders have been ruled out, though it may appear ...

Obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) is a serious yet commonly misdiagnosed condition. New recommendations from a panel of the American Thoracic Society (ATS) offer clinical guidance on screening ...

CHICAGO -- A 5-year-old in Chicago has overcome the odds to celebrate her fifth birthday. Now, her family is raising money for her to receive life-changing surgery. When Alice Cloe was born on Nov. 22 ...

In 13 patients, free of cardiopulmonary disease, who had been subjected to hyperventilation for an average of two and three-quarters hours during anesthesia and operation, spontaneous breathing began ...

New clinical guideline on obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) is released because it is often an undiagnosed or misdiagnosed condition, which jeopardizes patients health and increases health care ...