The contribution of fatigue and sleepiness to depression in patients attending the sleep laboratory for evaluation of obstructive sleep apnea [PDF]
, 2011 Purpose: A high prevalence of depressive symptomatology has been reported amongst sufferers of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), but it remains unclear as to whether this is due to their OSA or other factors associated with the disorder.
Downey, Luke +5 more
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Association between obstructive apnea syndrome during sleep and damages to anterior labyrinth: Our experience [PDF]
, 2019 The obstructive sleep apnea syndrome is a chronic condition characterized by frequent episodes of collapse of the upper airways during sleep. It can be considered a multisystem disease.
Gallina, S. +3 more
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Journal of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences, 2018 Introduction: Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) is a common sign in obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome which is often missed during routine screening. Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) is simple, reliable tool to assess daytime sleepiness.
Sriram SP +2 more
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Efficacy of pillar implants to reduce snoring and daytime sleepiness
Future Science OA, 2021 Objective: To measure the efficacy of pillar implants in reducing snoring. Materials and methods: A total of 30 adult patients who underwent pillar implants were assessed preoperatively and at 1, 3, 6 and 12 months after the implantation. Improvement was
Laith Khasawneh +9 more
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Risk factors for high-altitude headache upon acute high-altitude exposure at 3700 m in young Chinese men: a cohort study. [PDF]
, 2013 BackgroundThis prospective and observational study aimed to identify demographic, physiological and psychological risk factors associated with high-altitude headache (HAH) upon acute high-altitude exposure.MethodsEight hundred fifty subjects ascended by ...
Bian, Shi-Zhu +8 more
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Screening of non-restorative sleep by quantitative EEG
The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery, 2022 Background Non-restorative sleep is the major cause of excessive daytime sleepiness and causes injures of the central nervous system. The most common cause of Excessive day sleepiness in a clinical setting is obstructive sleep apnea.
Leqaa El-Mekkawy +4 more
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Relationships between Sleep-Disordered Breathing and Blood Pressure and Excessive Daytime Sleepiness among Truck Drivers [PDF]
, 2006 Sleep-disordered breathing is a risk factor for hypertension, cardiovascular disease and accidents in the general population, but little is known about this correlation among professional truck drivers.
CUI Renzhe +7 more
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Effect of melatonin on the daytime sleepiness side-effect of gabapentin in adults patients with neuropathic pain [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de AnestesiologiaBackground and objectives: Gabapentin is an antiepileptic drug. Widely used for the management of neuropathic pain. Although it is known to be well tolerated, somnolence and dizziness are the most frequent adverse effects.
Basak Altiparmak +2 more
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ERP evidence suggests executive dysfunction in ecstasy polydrug users [PDF]
, 2013 Background: Deficits in executive functions such as access to semantic/long-term memory have been shown in ecstasy users in previous research. Equally, there have been many reports of equivocal findings in this area.
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Validation of the Arabic Version of the Epworth Sleepiness Scale in Oman
Oman Medical Journal, 2013 Objectives: The Epworth sleepiness scale is a self-administered eight-item questionnaire that was developed as a tool to measure subjective sleepiness in adults.
Mohammed Al-Abri +3 more
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