ATS issues statement on disorder of respiratory and autonomic nervous system regulation
Friday, March 12, 2010 - 12:35
in Health & Medicine
The American Thoracic Society has released a new official clinical policy statement on congenital central hypoventilation syndrome (CCHS), a disorder of respiratory and autonomic nervous system (ANS) regulation. The ANS regulates reflexive acts, including heart rate and blood pressure, digestion, body temperature and pain perception.