Title :
Periodic Breathing in Infants: A Model Study
Author :
Nugent, Sherwin T. ; Finley, John P.
Author_Institution :
Department of Physics, Dalhousie University
fDate :
6/1/1987 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A model has been adapted to explain periodic breathing in infants during sleep. Using parameter values determined in various studies by others, it is shown that the respiratory control system of certain infants is marginally stable so that a small change in one or more of the parameters can cause periodic breathing with a period of about 14 s.
Keywords :
Blood; Brain modeling; Centralized control; Control systems; Differential equations; Heart; Lungs; Pediatrics; Transfer functions; Ventilation; Humans; Infant; Models, Theoretical; Periodicity; Respiration; Sleep;
Journal_Title :
Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TBME.1987.326059
