MeSH definition : HYPOVENTILATION syndrome in very obese persons with excessive ADIPOSE TISSUE around
the ABDOMEN and DIAPHRAGM. It is characterized by diminished to absent ventilatory
chemoresponsiveness; chronic HYPOXIA; HYPERCAPNIA; POLYCYTHEMIA; and long periods
of sleep during day and night (HYPERSOMNOLENCE). It is a condition often related to
OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA but can occur separately.;
HYPOVENTILATION syndrome in very obese persons with excessive ADIPOSE TISSUE around
the ABDOMEN and DIAPHRAGM. It is characterized by diminished to absent ventilatory
chemoresponsiveness; chronic HYPOXIA; HYPERCAPNIA; POLYCYTHEMIA; and long periods
of sleep during day and night (HYPERSOMNOLENCE). It is a condition often related to
OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA but can occur separately.