title: Breathing control disorders in infants and children.
abstract: Pediatric breathing control disorders can be disastrous if not promptly recognized and treated. Diagnostic techniques and management options are discussed in the context of essential clinical features of five major entities: neonatal apnea, obstructive sleep apnea, central hypoventilation syndrome, "apparent life-threatening events," and sudden infant death syndrome.
authors.affiliation: McGill University Faculty of Medicine, Montreal.
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Brouillette
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Weese-Mayer
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Hunt
mesh_terms: D001049:Apnea / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007040:Hypoventilation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012120:Respiration Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D013398:Sudden Infant Death; D013577:Syndrome