Definitions for "Central sleep apnea"
Cessation of airway at the nostrils and mouth lasting at least 10 seconds due to cessation of all respiratory movements.
Cessation of breathing during sleep as a function of neuorological failure. The body "forgets" to breath, if you will.
a type of sleep apnea in which the brain briefly stops sending messages to the muscles to continue breathing, causing a pause in breath during sleep.