title: [Hyperventilation syndrome].
abstract: Hyperventilation syndrome is a disorder affecting children and adults, mostly women. It is frequently associated with anxiety disorders, and greatly affects quality of life. Diagnosis, which unfortunately is most often established late, is a diagnosis of elimination. It rests on a wide range of non-specific signs, on Nijmegën's clinical scale as well as on a hyperventilation provocative test. In most cases, specialized therapeutic interventions allow for an adequate control of ventilation and symptom relief.
authors.affiliation: Service des explorations fonctionnelles multidisciplinaires, hôpital Antoine-Béclère, 92140 Clamart. gilles.garcia@abc.aphp.fr
authors.forename: Gilles
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Garcia
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D006985:Hyperventilation / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013577:Syndrome