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Showing posts with label sleep disorder. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sleep disorder. Show all posts

August 19, 2010

ABC: Boy With Ondine's Curse Must Think to Breathe

ABC news carried a story about a young boy named Liam Derbyshire who has an extremely rare sleeping disorder called Ondine's Curse . The medical name is Central Hypoventilation Syndrome (CCHS). As those familiar with folklore know, Ondine's curse is after a mortal who fell in love with a German nymph. He swears that his daily breath is a testimony to her love. But when the man is unfaithful, the king punishes him by making him remember all his bodily functions INCLUDING breathing. …
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