episodes of non-respiration during sleep for 10 second or longer that is caused by the brain failing to signal the respiratory muscles to breathe.
Sleep disorder in which the airway is not blocked but the brain fails to signal the muscles to breathe.
Central sleep apnea is a cessation of airflow without any respiratory effort (attempt to breathe).
sleep apnea due to a delay in the nerve signal from the brain to breathe
A period of at least 10 seconds without airflow, during which no respiratory effort is evident.