Congenital central alveolar hypoventilation syndrome (Ondine's Curse): effectiveness of early home ventilation for normal development.
An 8 month old Caucasian girl, with congenital central alveolar hypoventilation syndrome (Ondine's Curse), was discharged with her home ventilation managed by her parents. Her subsequent neurophysical development assessed at 22 months of age was satisfactory.
Chang
Y L
YL
Department of Child Health, Westminster Children's Hospital, London, UK.
Meerstadt
P W
PW
D002657:Child Development; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006701:Home Nursing; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000151:congenital* / Q000628:therapy