Ondine’s curse also called congenital central hypoventilation syndrome (CCHS) or primary alveolar hypoventilation is a respiratory disorder that is fatal if untreated. People afflicted with Ondine’s curse classically suffer from respiratory arrest during sleep.CCHS is congenital or developed due to severe neurological trauma to the brainstem.
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