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The Influence of the Menstrual Phases on Polysomnography [PDF]
The primary objective of this study is to determine how the phases of the menstrual cycle influence the results of polysomnography (PSG). Twenty-eight adult subjects who reported regular menstrual periods, last menstrual period (LMP) within 26 days of their PSG, no exogenous hormone use, no history of polycystic ovarian syndrome, and who were ...
Diana Alexandru+3 more
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About the Accuracy and Problems of Consumer Devices in the Assessment of Sleep
Commercial sleep devices and mobile-phone applications for scoring sleep are gaining ground. In order to provide reliable information about the quantity and/or quality of sleep, their performance needs to be assessed against the current gold standard, i ...
Mohamed S. Ameen+4 more
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Safety of Monopolar Electrocautery Use in Patients With Implanted Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulators
This study evaluated the effect of Monopolar electrocautery (MPE) on the functionality of hypoglossal nerve stimulators (HGNS) implants. A total of 85 patients who had undergone additional surgeries after their HGNS implant were included and analyzes compared outcomes between those who underwent surgeries involving MPE and those who's surgeries did not
Nana‐Hawwa Abdul‐Rahman+5 more
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Polysomnography during Critical Illness [PDF]
48-year-old man with necrotizing fasciitis, acute renal failure, and post-operative from multiple surgical debridement of bilateral lower extremities underwent polysomnography as part of a research protocol. The patient was undergoing mechanical ventilation and was receiving continuous infusion of sedatives and narcotics for comfort.
Sairam Parthasarathy, Cristina Ambrogio
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How to interpret the results of a sleep study [PDF]
With an increased level of awareness of sleep disorders among the public, there has been an increase in requests for sleep studies, and consequently, more referrals made to sleep specialists by primary care physicians and other health care providers ...
Deepak Shrivastava+4 more
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Being Prodromal: Current Criteria in the Context of Isolated REM Sleep Behavior Disorder
ABSTRACT Background Isolated REM sleep behavior disorder (iRBD) indicates an early α‐synucleinopathy with approximately 90% of individuals pheno‐converting to Parkinson's disease (PD), dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), or multiple system atrophy (MSA). Recently, prodromal disease definitions (pPD, pDLB, pMSA) have been introduced.
Anja Ophey+5 more
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Polysomnography in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome
Humans spend almost 30% of their lives sleeping. Over the past 30 years, physicians have begun to recognize many of the detrimental consequences of sleep disturbances produced by abnormal breathing patterns termed sleep-disordered breathing (SDB).SDB is ...
Babak Amra
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PhyMask: Robust Sensing of Brain Activity and Physiological Signals During Sleep with an All-textile Eye Mask [PDF]
Clinical-grade wearable sleep monitoring is a challenging problem since it requires concurrently monitoring brain activity, eye movement, muscle activity, cardio-respiratory features and gross body movements. This requires multiple sensors to be worn at different locations as well as uncomfortable adhesives and discrete electronic components to be ...
arxiv
Abstract Background Dopaminergic neuron depletion in the substantia nigra (SN) and the pathological aggregation of α‐synuclein are the neuropathological hallmarks of Parkinson's disease (PD). Objectives This study aimed to investigate the association between the polygenic risk score for PD (PD‐PRS) and transcranial sonography (TCS)‐measured SN ...
Mart Kals+11 more
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Introduction to Polysomnography [PDF]
A typical polysomnogram (Current Procedural Terminology code 95810) includes recording of an electroencephalography (EEG), an electro-oculogram (EOG), an electromyogram (EMG) of chin muscles, oronasal airflow, chest and abdominal movements, leg movements, snoring, and oximetry. Following is a discussion of some of the aspects of polysomnography.
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