TY - JOUR
T1 - Respiratory control disorders in infancy and childhood
AU - Silvestri, Jean M.
AU - Weese-Mayer, Debra E.
PY - 1996/1/1
Y1 - 1996/1/1
N2 - Current contributions to the literature on disorders of respiratory control in infancy and childhood are reviewed. These encompass studies of cardiorespiratory control in preterm and term infants, apparent life- threatening events in infants, and obstructive sleep apnea including etiology, diagnosis, and alternatives to surgical management. In addition, alveolar hypoventilation is discussed in children with congenital central hypoventilation syndrome, myelomeningocele, and Prader-Willi syndrome.
AB - Current contributions to the literature on disorders of respiratory control in infancy and childhood are reviewed. These encompass studies of cardiorespiratory control in preterm and term infants, apparent life- threatening events in infants, and obstructive sleep apnea including etiology, diagnosis, and alternatives to surgical management. In addition, alveolar hypoventilation is discussed in children with congenital central hypoventilation syndrome, myelomeningocele, and Prader-Willi syndrome.
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U2 - 10.1097/00008480-199606000-00004
DO - 10.1097/00008480-199606000-00004
M3 - Review article
C2 - 8814397
AN - SCOPUS:0029946517
SN - 1040-8703
VL - 8
SP - 216
EP - 220
JO - Current Opinion in Pediatrics
JF - Current Opinion in Pediatrics
IS - 3
ER -