Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome. A report of successful experience with bilateral diaphragmatic pacing.

Abstract
Bilateral diaphragmatic pacing was successfully performed in an 18 mo. old child with congenital central hypoventilation syndrome (Ondine''s curse) as an alternative to long-term mechanical ventilation. Subsequent complications were related more to cor pulmonale and tracheostomy care than to the pacing itself.