The importance of audio-video documentation during polysomnography for diagnosis of catathrenia in a 6-year-old child: case report [PDF]
Catathrenia is a rare disorder classified as a respiratory one and characterized by expiratory groans during sleep. We report a case of catathrenia in a 6-year-old male patient, with documented video and audio polysomnography.
Nubia Santana Argollo +2 more
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Obstructive and central sleep apnea affects ~1 billion people globally and may lead to serious cardiovascular and neurocognitive consequences, but treatment options are limited.
Christopher N. Schmickl +6 more
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Airway Anatomy and Surgical Management in Obstructive Sleep Apnea [PDF]
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a sleep-related breathing disorder characterized by recurrent collapse of a structurally vulnerable upper airway during sleep.
Yun Jin Kang +4 more
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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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Herramientas prácticas para SAOS: de la sospecha al seguimiento
Resumen: El síndrome de apnea obstructiva del sueño (SAOS) es uno de los trastornos respiratorios del sueño más prevalente con consecuencias cardiovasculares y de calidad de vida conocidas.
Constanza Salas Cossio +1 more
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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]
Objectives: 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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Impacts of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic on Sleep Pattern [PDF]
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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Sleep respiratory disturbances during the ascent to Mount Aconcagua [PDF]
Introduction: 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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Barbed suture pharyngoplasty in velopharyngeal complete concentric collapse: a multicentric study
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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Incidence of Sleep Apnea Syndromes in General Patients at a Hospital for Internal Medicine [PDF]
1986-03Incidence of sleep apnea syndromes in the general population in Japan is unknown. To investigate this incidence in Japan, sleep apnea syndromes were carefully diagnosed for all patients who visited a private hospital located in Naka Ward, Nagoya ...
OKADA, TAMOTSU +9 more
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