Idiopathic central hypoventilation has occasionally been reported in previously well children after infancy. The relationship between this late-onset central hypoventilation syndrome (LO-CHS) and congenital central hypoventilation syndrome (CCHS) has not been established. Both CCHS and LO-CHS have b
Hypothalamic dysfunction in a child: A distinct syndrome?
✍ Scribed by F. Proulx; M. L. Weber; R. Collu; M. Lelièvre; A. Larbrisseau; M. Delisle
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 405 KB
- Volume
- 152
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-6997
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