Hypersomnia associated with bilateral posterior hypothalamic lesion - A polysomnographic case study [PDF]
, 2003 We examined an obese 58-year-old patient with a bilateral posterior hypothalamic lesion of unknown etiology. A 24-hour polysomnography revealed a markedly increased total sleep time (17.6 h). During daytime, only 3 continuous wake phases occurred.
Eisensehr, Ilonka +6 more
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Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in the pediatric age: the role of the dentist [PDF]
, 2019 Sleep disordered breathing in children designates a wide spectrum of respiratory disorders characterized by partial or complete obstruction of the upper airways.
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Revista Brasileira de Reumatologia, 2007 BACKGROUND: Pulse i.v. cyclophosphamide is a therapeutic option in severe forms of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). However, the overall toxicity and risk profile are yet to be adequately defined.
Rafael Carvalho Mesquita +6 more
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Pharmacologic Treatment of Kleine-Levin Syndrome: A Case Report and Comprehensive Review of Therapeutic Options. [PDF]
Neuropsychopharmacol RepA 12‐year‐old girl with Klein‐Levin syndrome showed central hypopneas and REM sleep without atonia on 24‐h polysomnography, which normalized after clarithromycin treatment alongside clinical remission. ABSTRACT Kleine–Levin syndrome (KLS) is a rare disorder with limited literature on treatment options and efficacy, especially in adolescents.
Thawongit S +2 more
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PURA syndrome : clinical delineation and genotype-phenotype study in 32 individuals with review of published literature [PDF]
, 2017 Background De novo mutations in PURA have recently been described to cause PURA syndrome, a neurodevelopmental disorder characterised by severe intellectual disability (ID), epilepsy, feeding difficulties and neonatal hypotonia.
Alvi, Mohsan +52 more
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NARCOLEPSY AND IDIOPATHIC HYPERSOMNOLENCE
Clinics in Chest Medicine, 1998 Narcolepsy is among the leading causes of excessive daytime sleepiness. Its classic form associates daytime sleepiness with cataplexy, sleep paralysis, hypnopompic hallucinations, and nocturnal disrupted sleep. This form is associated with HLA DQ betal-0602 in about 85% to 90% of affected subjects, independently of their ethnicity.
K L, Choo, C, Guilleminault
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Análise das características do sono em pacientes com síndrome pós-poliomielite [PDF]
, 2010 The main post-polio syndrome (PPS) symptoms are new weakness, new atrophy, fatigue, pain and sleep disturbances. Polysomnography is the gold standard for sleep analysis. OBJECTIVE: To analyze sleep patterns in PPS patients.
Moreira, Gustavo Antonio +5 more
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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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Case Reports in Neurology, 2022 Frontotemporal brain sagging syndrome (FBSS) is a progressive disorder characterized by symptoms similar to the behavioral variant of frontotemporal dementia (FTD), with a sagging appearance of the brain on imaging similar to that observed in spontaneous
Atsuhiko Sugiyama +5 more
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The challenging problem of disease staging in human African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness): a new approach to a circular question [PDF]
, 2017 Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), also known as sleeping sickness, puts millions of people at risk in sub-Saharan Africa and is a neglected parasitic disease that is almost always fatal if untreated or inadequately treated. HAT manifests itself in two
Gettinby, George +2 more
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