Ondine Curse is a disease also called Central Hypoventilation Syndrome. The disease got its name from an ancient story.
Ondine was a young nymph who fell in love with a mortal man. When she found out he was unfaithful to her, she became enraged and set a curse on him.
Ondine was a young nymph who fell in love with a mortal man. When she found out he was unfaithful to her, she became enraged and set a curse on him.
The curse itself varies from version to version but all circle around her husband’s breathing.
While he sleeps, he is unable to breath.
For the rest of his life, her husband is never brought the peace of sleep for fear he might die.
While he sleeps, he is unable to breath.
For the rest of his life, her husband is never brought the peace of sleep for fear he might die.
Ondine's curse is associated with severe respiratory arrests during sleep.
Patients develop life-threatening episodes of apnea with cyanosis in the first months of life
Patients generally require tracheostomy and lifetime mechanical ventilation on a ventilator to survive
Patients develop life-threatening episodes of apnea with cyanosis in the first months of life
Patients generally require tracheostomy and lifetime mechanical ventilation on a ventilator to survive
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