Ondine's curse: myth meets reality.
| Autor: | Demartini Z; Complexo Hospital de Clinicas - Universidade Federal of Parana, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.; Hospital Universitário Cajuru, Pontifical Catholic University of Parana - PUCPR, Curitiba, PR, Brazil., Maranha Gatto LA; Hospital Universitário Cajuru, Pontifical Catholic University of Parana - PUCPR, Curitiba, PR, Brazil., Koppe GL; Hospital Universitário Cajuru, Pontifical Catholic University of Parana - PUCPR, Curitiba, PR, Brazil., Francisco AN; Hospital Universitário Cajuru, Pontifical Catholic University of Parana - PUCPR, Curitiba, PR, Brazil., Guerios EE; Complexo Hospital de Clinicas - Universidade Federal of Parana, Curitiba, PR, Brazil. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Sleep medicine: X [Sleep Med X] 2020 Jul 13; Vol. 2, pp. 100012. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Jul 13 (Print Publication: 2020). |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.sleepx.2020.100012 |
| Abstrakt: | Ondine's curse is one of the most enchanting mythical tales in the field of Medicine. The nymph Ondine was an immortal water spirit who became human after falling in love for a man, marrying him, and having a baby. In one of the versions of the tale, when she caught her husband sleeping with another woman, she cursed him to remain awake in order to control his own breathing. During the 19th century, the rare syndrome characterized by loss of autonomic breath control, while voluntary respiration remains intact, was cleverly named "Ondine's curse". Nowadays, the term Ondine's curse is usually associated with congenital central hypoventilation syndrome; however, in medical literature, it also designates several respiratory disorders. Here, we present a review of the myth focused on history, arts and medicine. Competing Interests: The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest regarding the publication of this paper. The ICMJE Uniform Disclosure Form for Potential Conflicts of Interest associated with this article can be viewed by clicking on the following link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleepx.2020.100012 (© 2020 The Author(s).) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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