Cheyne-Stokes Respiration (CSR) is an abnormal type of breathing characterized by alternating periods of shallow and deep breathing. CSR can be seen in patients with strokes, head injuries or brain tumors, and in patients with congestive heart failure. CSR can be caused by the following medical conditins: There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms. The condition was named after John Cheyne and William Stokes, the physicians who first classified it.
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