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Central sleep apnea
1Stanford Sleep Disorders Clinic and Research Center, Stanford University, School of Medicine, California, USA.
Neurologic Clinics
|August 1, 1996
Abstract:
A central sleep apnea is the absence of respiratory effect, and, thus, the absence of airflow during sleep. Central hypopnea, a related disorder, is also discussed. The sensory component of central sleep apnea; defects involving the integrative and executive neurons; non-neurologic causes of central sleep apneas, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and congestive heart failure; diagnosis; treatment; and other topics are reviewed in detail.