8- CSA

• Central sleep apnea


  A sleep disorder characterized by pauses in breathing during sleep
• Causes of central sleep apnea

  • Post-trauma
  • Heart failure
  • Cheyne-stokes breathing
  • Stroke
  • Opioids
• Central sleep apnea

  • No respiratory movement (decreased nasal and respiratory effort), differentiating it from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)