[Noninvasive ventilation of a 4-year-old boy with severe central late onset hypoventilation syndrome].
BACKGROUND
In the literature we found only five reports about noninvasive ventilation in cases with central hypoventilation syndrome.


METHODS
We report about a 4-year-old boy with severe late onset hypoventilation syndrome. During an interval of 3 months with nasal mask ventilation during sleep he showed an excellent cognitive and statomotoric development. After this time, he needed a noninvasive ventilation with a negative pressure system.


CONCLUSIONS
In our opinion, noninvasive nasal mask ventilation is a modern method in the treatment of patients with central hypoventilation syndrome. Tracheotomy is only necessary during the first year of life.
Paditz
E
E
Klinik und Poliklinik für Kinderheilkunde, Universitätsklinikums Carl Gustav Carus der Technischen Universität Dresden.
Dinger
J
J
Reitemeier
G
G
Steinak
S
S
Schobess
A
A
Brömme
W
W
Reuner
U
U
Heinicke
D
D
Kreuz
F
F
Schwarze
R
R
D002675:Child, Preschool; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007385:Intermittent Positive-Pressure Ventilation; D008297:Male; D017286:Polysomnography; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000628:therapy*
Nichtinvasive Beatmung bei einem vierjährigen Jungen mit schwerem zentralen "late onset"-Hypoventilationssyndrom.