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Orthodontic Approach to Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome Cases
Turkish Journal of Orthodontics, 2005 Sleep apnea syndrome is a disease which occurs during sleeping and which is characterized by apneic and hypopneic events, low oxygen levels in lungs (hypoxia), blood oxygen desaturation, sleep arousal and/or awakening.
Handan Tuğçe Oğuz +1 more
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Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Jacobsen Syndrome
Sleep and Vigilance, 2019 Purpose: Many congenital disorders are associated with an elevated risk of obstructive sleep apnea due to craniofacial abnormalities, hypotonia, and obesity. We describe a male with an 11q deletion (Jacobsen syndrome) with obstructive sleep apnea. Report
Tubbs, Andrew S. +3 more
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Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome [PDF]
The Journal of Clinical Hypertension, 2006 Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome is caused by upper airway collapse during inspiration, causing intermittent hypoxemia, hypercapnia, acidosis, sympathetic nervous system activation, and arousal from sleep. Nighttime blood pressure is higher, but unexpectedly, daytime hypertension occurs. The prevalence of hypertension is very high and the incidence of
L Michael, Prisant +2 more
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Identification of sleep apnea events using discrete wavelet transform of respiration, ECG and accelerometer signals [PDF]
, 2013 Sleep apnea is a common sleep disorder in which patient sleep patterns are disrupted due to recurrent pauses in breathing or by instances of abnormally low breathing. Current gold standard tests for the detection of apnea events are costly and have the
Dermot Diamond +15 more
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Східноукраїнський медичний журнал, 2020 Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome is a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases occurrence and progression. The leading pathophysiological mechanism is hyperactivation of the sympathetic autonomic nervous system.
Zhdan V. M. +4 more
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Effects of a pragmatic lifestyle intervention for reducing body mass in obese adults with obstructive sleep apnoea: a randomised controlled trial [PDF]
, 2014 This study investigated the effects of a pragmatic lifestyle intervention in obese adults with continuous positive airway pressure-treated obstructive sleep apnoea hypopnoea syndrome (OSAHS).
Copeland, Robert +13 more
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BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2017 Background Several studies have investigated the prevalence and risk factors of depression in subjects with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. However, few studies have investigated the prevalence and risk factors for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in ...
Matthieu Hein +4 more
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A comparative study of four novel sleep apnoea episode prediction systems [PDF]
, 2009 The prediction of sleep apnoea and hypopnoea episodes could allow treatment to be applied before the event be-comes detrimental to the patients sleep, and for a more spe-cific form of treatment.
Engleman, H.M. +5 more
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Respiratory Research, 2017 Background Several studies have investigated the prevalence and risk factors of insomnia in subjects with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. However, few studies have investigated the prevalence and risk factors for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in ...
Matthieu Hein +4 more
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Simple snoring: Not quite so simple after all? [PDF]
, 2014 Simple snoring (SS), in the absence of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), is a common problem, yet our understanding of its causes and consequences is incomplete.
Wilson, Janet +4 more
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