The most dangerous respiratory disease, death can occur while sleeping, symptoms are not even known

According to experts at John Hopkins Medicine, congenital central hypoventilation is a rare type of neurological disorder. Under this syndrome, the patient forgets how to sleep during sleep.

Have you ever heard of Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome? Now you must be thinking that what is this disease? So let us tell you that this is a very rare respiratory disease. According to medical experts, this is a very dangerous disease. Even more surprising is that the person suffering from this can die even while sleeping. In this condition, a person is not able to breathe on his own while sleeping. According to a BBC report, a 6-year-old girl in Birmingham, England is in the grip of this dangerous disease.

What is congenital central hypoventilation

According to experts at John Hopkins Medicine, congenital central hypoventilation is a rare type of neurological disorder. Under this syndrome, the patient forgets how to sleep during sleep. Health experts say that due to genetic disorder in this disease, this path gets disturbed. The transmission that controls the breath gets damaged.

Know the symptoms of this disease

Babies born with this dreaded disease have less breathing capacity. Especially the child is unable to breathe while sleeping. According to the doctors, it is a genetic disease. There are no symptoms of any kind in this disease, due to which it is difficult to detect. Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome was discovered in the year 2003. Around 1,200 children worldwide are in the grip of this serious disease.

Cause of the syndrome

Mutation of the PHOX2B gene itself causes congenital central hypoventilation. During pregnancy, this gene plays a role in the formation of certain nerve cells. Mutations in this gene affect the autonomic nervous system, the nerves do not work the way they should. According to The Mirror's report, the mother of this 6-year-old girl from Birmingham did not have any genetic problems and was monitored during pregnancy. However, before that she had a miscarriage.

This 6-year-old girl cannot breathe on her own. A tube has been inserted through her neck for breathing. Sadie started using the tube when she was only 2 months old. The battery of this device works for 8 hours.