Catalog

Sleep-related breathing disorders

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Link to WHO Definition

Sleep-related breathing disorders – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/877557231

Sleep related breathing disorders are characterised by abnormalities of respiration during sleep. In some of these disorders, respiration is also abnormal during wakefulness. The disorders are grouped into central sleep apnoeas, obstructive sleep apnoea, and sleep related hypoventilation or hypoxemia disorders.