Sleep-related hypoventilation
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Jesus Rosario Hernandez, M.D. [2]
Overview
Sleep-related hypoventilation is characterized by multiple episodes of decreased respiration with polysomnography evidence of high CO2 levels and low oxygen saturation during these episodes. Sleep-related hypoventilation may be idiopathic, congenital or associated with another medical condition.[1]
Differential Diagnosis
- Lung diseases
- Skeletal malformations
- Neuromuscular disorders
- Sleep-related hypoxemia
- Obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea
- Central sleep apnea[1]
Risk Factors
- Central nervous system depressants intake (e.g. benzodiazepines, opioid, alcohol)
- Hypothiroidism
- Neuromuscular or chest wall disorder
- Pulmonary disorder[1]
Natural History, Complications and Prognosis
Prognosis
Poor prognostic factors include:
- Central nervous system depressants intake (e.g. benzodiazepines, opioid, alcohol)
- Hypothiroidism
- Neuromuscular or chest wall disorder
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
- Spinal cord injury
- Diaphragmatic paralysis
- Myasthenia gravis
- Lambert-Eaton syndrome
- Toxic or metabolic myopathies
- Postpolio syndrome
- Charcot-Marie-Tooth syndrome[1]
Diagnostic Criteria
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(Note: In the absence of objective measurement of CO2, persistent low levels of hemoglobin oxygen saturation unassociated with apneic/hypopneic events may indicate hypoventilation.)
Specify whether:
Specify current severity:
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