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Polysomnography in Rett Syndrome [PDF]
Respiratory patterns, awake and asleep, were investigated by polysomnography in 30 female patients with Rett syndrome and compared with 30 controls at the Eudowood Division of Pediatric Respiratory Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, and the Department ...
J Gordon Millichap
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Features of Polysomnography [PDF]
Sleep onset latency (SOL) is the time it takes to transition from wakefulness to non-REM sleep. On average, the SOL should take between 10-20 minutes1. Short sleep latencies usually reflect increased sleepiCorresponding author: Matthew Soape MD Contact Information: matthew.soape@ ttuhsc.edu DOI: 10.12746/swrccc2013.103.031 A Polysomnogram (PSG) is ...
Matthew Soape, Gilbert Berdine
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Morvan syndrome presenting with agrypnia excitata in post-thymectomy myasthenia gravis: a case report [PDF]
Background Morvan syndrome is characterized by neuromyotonia, dysautonomia, and various neuropsychiatric symptoms, as well as sleep disturbances, although these are less common than neuromuscular symptoms. Herein, we report a case of Morvan syndrome with
Seong-il Oh, Mi-Ri Kang, Ki-Hwan Ji
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Sleep Dysfunction in Fibromyalgia and Therapeutic Approach Options [PDF]
Fibromyalgia, characterised by persistent pain, sleep disturbance, fatigue and cognitive dysfunction, is a central sensitivity syndrome that also involves abnormality in peripheral generators and in the hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis.
Lawson, Kim
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Objective:Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome is a chronic disease characterized by recurrent apnea and daytime sleepiness. The effect of weight or symptom change on the ideal positive airway pressure (PAP) change in regular users of PAP therapy is unknown.
Ersan Atahan+2 more
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Prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea in a sample of Egyptian railway drivers
Background There are scanty international and even no Egyptian studies addressing the prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) in railway drivers with an expected high risk of accidents.
Aya M Abdel Dayem+3 more
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Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Treatment in Patients with Alzheimer's Disease: A Systematic Review [PDF]
Background: Epidemiological studies have suggested a pathophysiological relationship between obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) and Alzheimer's disease (AD).
Galán Mercant, Alejandro+5 more
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Consensus & Evidence-based INOSA Guidelines 2014 (First edition) [PDF]
Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) and obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) are subsets of sleepdisordered breathing. Awareness about OSA and its consequences amongst the general public as well as the majority of primary care physicians across India is ...
Sharma SK+5 more
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Portable sleep monitoring (PSM) is a promising alternative diagnostic tool for Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) especially in high burden resource limited settings. We aimed to determine the diagnostic accuracy and feasibility of PSM device-based studies in
Mansi Gupta+5 more
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Fast Convolutional Method for Automatic Sleep Stage Classification [PDF]
ObjectivesPolysomnography is essential to diagnose sleep disorders. It is used to identify a patient's sleep pattern during sleep. This pattern is obtained by a doctor or health practitioner by using a scoring process, which is time consuming.
Intan Nurma Yulita+2 more
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