Sleep Apnea, Central

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A condition associated with multiple episodes of sleep apnea which are distinguished from obstructive sleep apnea (SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE) by the complete cessation of efforts to breathe. This disorder is associated with dysfunction of central nervous system centers that regulate respiration.

Descriptor ID	D020182
MeSH Number(s)	C08.618.085.852.800 C10.886.425.800.750.800
Concept/Terms	Sleep Apnea, Central Sleep Apnea, Central Apneas, Central Sleep Central Sleep Apneas Sleep Apneas, Central Apnea, Central Apneas, Central Central Apnea Central Apneas Apnea, Central Sleep Apnea, Sleep, Central Sleep Apnea, Lethal Central Central Sleep Apnea Central Sleep Apnea Syndrome Central Sleep Disordered Breathing Hypoventilation, Central Alveolar Alveolar Hypoventilation, Central Alveolar Hypoventilations, Central Central Alveolar Hypoventilation Hypoventilations, Central Alveolar Ondine Syndrome Sleep-Disordered Breathing, Central Breathing, Central Sleep-Disordered Breathings, Central Sleep-Disordered Central Sleep-Disordered Breathing Central Sleep-Disordered Breathings Sleep Disordered Breathing, Central Sleep-Disordered Breathings, Central Central Alveolar Hypoventilation Syndrome Central Sleep Apnea, Secondary Central Sleep Apnea, Secondary Secondary Central Sleep Apnea Sleep Apnea, Newborn, Primary Sleep Apnea, Newborn, Primary Primary Sleep Apneas of Newborn Newborn Primary Sleep Apneas Central Sleep Apnea, Primary Central Sleep Apnea, Primary Primary Central Sleep Apnea

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Sleep Apnea, Central".

Diseases [C]
Respiratory Tract Diseases [C08]
Respiration Disorders [C08.618]
Apnea [C08.618.085]
Sleep Apnea Syndromes [C08.618.085.852]
Sleep Apnea, Central [C08.618.085.852.800]
Nervous System Diseases [C10]
Sleep Wake Disorders [C10.886]
Dyssomnias [C10.886.425]
Sleep Disorders, Intrinsic [C10.886.425.800]
Sleep Apnea Syndromes [C10.886.425.800.750]
Sleep Apnea, Central [C10.886.425.800.750.800]

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