ROHHAD Syndrome: The Girl who Forgets to Breathe.

ABSTRACT

Background: ROHHAD syndrome is an exceedingly rare cause of central hypoventilation. Case characteristics A 7-year-old girl with ROHHAD syndrome who had central hypoventilation, rapid weight gain, multiple cardiac arrests and hyperprolactinemia. Outcome: She required prolonged and repeated ventilation, and finally died due to complications of ventilation. Message ROHHAD Syndrome should be suspected in any child who presents with obesity, behavioral changes or autonomic instability following a neural crest tumor.