Talk:Central sleep apnea

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Improving the meme
The problems of CSA go far beyond the coverage. As a freshly-diagnosed sufferer of what is probably mixed SA, I don't claim to be expert, but do know that the current thinking is very different from what is presented here: for example, it's not exactly a failure of the central nervous system to breathe, but a hiatus in a normally smooth cycle: the breathing instinct cuts in once it has to. That can be a ten-second pause or more, it is often less. A second problem lies in the sub-taxonomy into Cheyne-Stokes and periodic breathing. The periodic meme specifically excludes apnea, and it's probably right. A third problem lies in the lack of a contextual preamble placing it within the gamut of apneas, where there is a certain overlap with obstructive sleep apnea. My general impression from the experiential end is that this article is not C on the quality scale, but possibly F - the kind of meme WP needs like a hole in the head, as it substantiates the claims of wild inaccuracy, in this case possibly dangerously so, as it deals with a medical condition. Others are welcome to ad to the list! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.197.30.28 (talk) 09:29, 2 May 2014 (UTC)


 * Please feel free to improve the article if you can see inaccuracies. Here is the guideline for reliable sources: WP:MEDRS. Current sources which don't live up to that should really be removed, and please make sure any new sources you use do meet that standard. Thank you, 188.29.95.225 (talk) 11:44, 5 May 2014 (UTC)

Central hypoventilation syndrome
Is more or less the same per MESH. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 00:16, 19 August 2016 (UTC)

Reply to Doc James: I would disagree that Central Hypoventilation Syndrome and Central Sleep Apnea although similar are not actually the same. Central Hypoventilation Syndrome refers to a congenital disorder and chronic loss of involuntary respiratory drive (Ondine's curse). Central Sleep Apnea is a disease of older adults and is acquired or secondary to other medical processes such as opiates medication use, heart failure and atrial fibrillation.

Reference: UptoDate Disorders of ventilatory control Author:Douglas C Johnson, MDSection Editor:Scott Manaker, MD, PhDDeputy Editors:Helen Hollingsworth, MDApril F Eichler, MD, MPH Literature review current through: Nov 2017. | This topic last updated: Jul 27, 2017.

- Dr. A — Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.85.253.249 (talk) 10:52, 29 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Closing, given that these are sufficiently distinct, as discussed above; added a distinguish template in order to help readers compare the two pages. Klbrain (talk) 15:57, 1 April 2018 (UTC)