Oman Medical Journal, 2020 Objectives: Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) compliance of > 4 hours per night has been considered acceptable to achieve clinical improvements in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
Mohammed A. Al-Abri +3 more
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Impacts of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic on Sleep Pattern [PDF]
Sleep Medicine Research, 2023 The ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is the third global crisis after two epidemics of severe acute respiratory syndromes. It has affected general public besides health care systems and governments.
Samira Rabiei, Maryam Nazari
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Comparative assessment of changes in pharyngeal airway space in cases of obstructive sleep apnoea with a customized mandibular repositioning appliance - a clinical study [PDF]
Sleep ScienceObjectives: The present study aims at evaluating the effects of a customized mandibular repositioning appliance on the pharyngeal airway, nocturnal sleep patterns, daytime discomfort and occlusal changes in established cases of adult obstructive sleep ...
Rezeen Aziz +5 more
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Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy in adolescents with or without syndromic obesity: two years follow-up [PDF]
, 2017 Introduction Childhood obesity is an emerging health problem. Surgical treatment of obese adolescents, particularly those affected by congenital syndrome, represents a controversial issue.
ABBATINI, FRANCESCA +6 more
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Barbed suture pharyngoplasty in velopharyngeal complete concentric collapse: a multicentric study
The Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology, 2022 Background Studies have shown that complete concentric circular collapse (CCC) at the velum is a frequent finding in drug-induced sleep endoscopy, implying a worse prognosis for surgical outcomes in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS)
Felipe Castillo-Farias +14 more
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The Cerebellum and SIDS: Disordered Breathing in a Mouse Model of Developmental Cerebellar Purkinje Cell Loss during Recovery from Hypercarbia. [PDF]
, 2016 The cerebellum assists coordination of somatomotor, respiratory, and autonomic actions. Purkinje cell alterations or loss appear in sudden infant death and sudden death in epilepsy victims, possibly contributing to the fatal event. We evaluated breathing
Calton, Michele A +4 more
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Sleep respiratory disturbances during the ascent to Mount Aconcagua [PDF]
Sleep ScienceIntroduction: Mountaineers exposed to hypobaric hypoxia (HH) show high-altitude periodic breathing (PB). Objective: To analyze high-altitude PB during the ascent of Mount Aconcagua (Argentina).
Alvaro Emilio Ortiz-Naretto +3 more
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Comorbidities in aging patients with sickle cell disease. [PDF]
, 2018 Sickle cell disease (SCD) in general and sickle cell anemia in particular is a highly complex disorder both at the molecular and clinical levels. Although the molecular lesion is a single-point mutation, the sickle gene is pleiotropic in nature causing ...
Ballas, Samir K.
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Symptoms of Daytime Sleepiness and Sleep Apnea among Pregnant Women
Oman Medical Journal, 2020 Objectives: Despite the fact that sleep disturbances have been associated with poor maternal and neonatal health outcomes in pregnancy, no studies have assessed excessive daytime sleepiness or the risk for sleep apnea among pregnant Saudi Arabian women ...
Yassar Al-Jahdali +8 more
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Sleep disturbances in diabetic peripheral neuropathy patients: a clinical and polysomnographic study
The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery, 2018 Background Disordered sleep breathing is a common complication of diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) manifested by excessive daytime sleepiness, morning headache, morning dizziness, cognitive decline, and mood changes.
Wafik Said Bahnasy +4 more
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