Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: Disorders of Autonomic Regulation

Seminars in Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 44-55

  Rand, Casey M ^a   Patwari, Pallavi P ^b   Carroll, Michael S ^a,b   Weese Mayer, Debra E ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER;

5 HTT GENE; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY; BRAIN FUNCTION; CONGENITAL CENTRAL HYPOVENTILATION SYNDROME; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DYSPNEA; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; GENE; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RISK; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN GENETICS; HYPERCAPNIA; HYPOTHALAMUS DISEASE; INHERITANCE; LONG QT SYNDROME; LUNG ALVEOLUS HYPOVENTILATION; OBESITY; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; PHOX2B GENE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SLC6A4 GENE; STILLBIRTH; SUDDEN DEATH; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME;

AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; HYPOVENTILATION; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MUTATION; SLEEP APNEA, CENTRAL; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 84875269418     PISSN: 10719091     EISSN: 15580776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spen.2013.01.005     Document Type: Article

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