Symptom
Cheyne-Stokes respiration
An abnormal breathing pattern where breathing gradually becomes faster and deeper, then slows down and becomes shallower, followed by a temporary pause in breathing (apnea).
Causes
Heart failure
Brain injury: Stroke, brain trauma, increased ICP
Opioid poisoning
Kidney failure
High altitude
The dying process
Also known as: Cheyne-Stokes breathing, Crescendo-decrescendo respiration
Referencing diagnoses
- Brain tumor
- Epidural hematoma
- Hydrocephalus
- Intracerebral hemorrhage
- Subarachnoid hemorrhage
- Subdural hematoma
- Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion
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