Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4025633 | Journal Français d'Ophtalmologie | 2006 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Ondine's Curse or congenital central hypoventilation syndrome (CCHS) is a neurocristopathy (failure of migration or differentiation of neural crest-derived precursor cells) and is characterized by hypoventilation or apnea, which is most pronounced during sleep, with no other abnormalities of the neuro-respiratory system. Because of respiratory distress soon after birth, patients must be intubated and ventilated for a long time. This disorder may be associated with other symptoms of neurocristopathy (Hirschsprung disease, neuroblastoma, neuroganglioma) and other abnormalities of the autonomic nervous system (vasomotor dysfunctions or ophthalmic abnormalities: abnormal pupils, insufficient convergence, strabismus, or ptosis). We report the original case of a CCHS patient who presented with alternative ptosis of both the right and left eyes and esotropia. The ocular findings should lead to earlier diagnosis and speedier adequate treatment.
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Authors
G. Michel, F. Villega, P. Desprez, H. Dollfus, C. Speeg-Schatz,