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MeSH Heading: Sleep Apnea, Central
Tree Number(s): C08.618.085.852.800; C10.886.425.800.750.800
Unique ID: D020182
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D020182
Scope Note: A condition associated with multiple episodes of sleep apnea which are distinguished from obstructive sleep apnea (SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE) by the complete cessation of efforts to breathe. This disorder is associated with dysfunction of central nervous system centers that regulate respiration.
Entry Term(s): Apnea, Central; Apnea, Central Sleep; Apnea, Sleep, Central; Central Alveolar Hypoventilation Syndrome; Central Sleep Apnea; Central Sleep Apnea Syndrome; Central Sleep Apnea, Primary; Central Sleep Apnea, Secondary; Central Sleep Disordered Breathing; Hypoventilation, Central Alveolar; Newborn Primary Sleep Apneas; Ondine Syndrome; Primary Central Sleep Apnea; Primary Sleep Apneas of Newborn; Secondary Central Sleep Apnea; Sleep Apnea, Lethal Central; Sleep Apnea, Newborn, Primary; Sleep-Disordered Breathing, Central
Previous Indexing: Apnea (1966-1979); Sleep (1966-1979); Sleep Apnea Syndromes (1980-1999)
Public MeSH Note: 2000; for CENTRAL ALVEOLAR HYPOVENTILATION SYNDROME see SLEEP DISORDERS, INTRINSIC 2000-2012
History Note: 2000; for CENTRAL ALVEOLAR HYPOVENTILATION SYNDROME use SLEEP DISORDERS, INTRINSIC 2000-2012
Date Established: 2000/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/11/08
Revision Date: 2013/07/08

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Respiratory Tract Diseases [C08]
- Respiration Disorders [C08.618]
  - Apnea [C08.618.085]
    - Sleep Apnea Syndromes [C08.618.085.852]
      - Sleep Apnea, Central [C08.618.085.852.800]
      - Sleep Apnea, Obstructive [C08.618.085.852.850]

Nervous System Diseases [C10]
- Sleep Wake Disorders [C10.886]
  - Dyssomnias [C10.886.425]
    - Sleep Disorders, Intrinsic [C10.886.425.800]
      - Sleep Apnea Syndromes [C10.886.425.800.750]
        
        Sleep Apnea, Central [C10.886.425.800.750.800]
        
        Sleep Apnea, Obstructive [C10.886.425.800.750.850]

Sleep Apnea, Central Preferred

Concept UI: M0328294
Scope Note: A condition associated with multiple episodes of sleep apnea which are distinguished from obstructive sleep apnea (SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE) by the complete cessation of efforts to breathe. This disorder is associated with dysfunction of central nervous system centers that regulate respiration.
Terms: Sleep Apnea, Central Preferred Term
Term UI T358294
Date10/12/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Sleep-Disordered Breathing, Central
Term UI T367584
Date10/12/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Apnea, Central
Term UI T367585
Date10/12/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Apnea, Central Sleep
Term UI T812386
Date11/15/2011
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID OMIM (2013); Apnea, Sleep, Central
Term UI T367581
Date10/12/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Central Alveolar Hypoventilation Syndrome
Term UI T367310
Date10/12/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Central Sleep Apnea
Term UI T367582
Date10/12/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Central Sleep Apnea Syndrome
Term UI T367586
Date10/12/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Central Sleep Disordered Breathing
Term UI T367587
Date10/12/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Hypoventilation, Central Alveolar
Term UI T367583
Date10/12/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Ondine Syndrome
Term UI T367588
Date10/12/1999
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID; Sleep Apnea, Lethal Central
Term UI T812387
Date11/15/2011
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID OMIM (2013)

Sleep Apnea, Newborn, Primary Narrower

Central Sleep Apnea, Secondary Narrower

Central Sleep Apnea, Primary Narrower

Sleep Apnea, Central MeSH Descriptor Data 2025