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Effect of Atypical Antipsychotic Medications on the Risk of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Individuals With Schizophrenia [PDF]
Background and Objective Weight gain and obesity could be side effects of taking atypical antipsychotic medications. They are major risk factors for obstructive sleep apnea.
Habibolah Khazaie +5 more
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Objectives Consumer-grade smart devices are now commonly used by the public to measure waking activity and sleep. However, the ability of these devices to accurately measure sleep in clinical populations warrants more examination.
Hailey Meaklim +5 more
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Genetics of Sleep and Sleep Disorders [PDF]
Sleep remains one of the least understood phenomena in biology--even its role in synaptic plasticity remains debatable. Since sleep was recognized to be regulated genetically, intense research has launched on two fronts: the development of model organisms for deciphering the molecular mechanisms of sleep and attempts to identify genetic underpinnings ...
Sehgal, Amita, Mignot, Emmanuel
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Genetics of sleep and sleep disorders [PDF]
Genetic factors affect sleep. Studies in twin pairs demonstrate that the strong hereditary influences on sleep architecture and some sleep disorders are transmitted through families. Evidence like this strongly suggests that sleep regulation receives significant influence from genetic factors.
Kimura, M., Winkelmann, J.
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Background The Sudden Unexpected Infant Death Syndrome (SUID) is one of the leading causes of mortality in the first year of life. The aim of this work was the retrospective evaluation of the incidence of SUID and the effectiveness of the multiagency ...
Raffaele Piumelli +8 more
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Validation of a Portable Blood Gas Analyzer for Use in Challenging Field Conditions at High Altitude
BackgroundNovel, portable blood gas analyzers (BGAs) may serve as essential point-of-care tools in remote regions, during air travel or in ambulance services but they have not been extensively validated.Research QuestionWe compared accuracy of a portable
Janek Nawrocki +9 more
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Can we still do something-and what? - for a seemingly missing syndrome?: “Yes we can”
In this letter, the authors compare the incidence of SUDI and SIDS in the Tuscany Region to the incidence reported by Campi and Bonati in their paper “Can we still do something-and what?- for a seemingly missing syndrome?” that was recently published in ...
Raffaele Piumelli +5 more
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Classification of Sleep Disorders [PDF]
This review discusses recent developments in classifying the sleep disorders. Several classification systems are presented, and the Diagnostic Classification of the Sleep and Arousal Disorders (DCSAD), published by the Association of Sleep Disorders Centers in 1979, is used as the basis for reviewing their differences.
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Women are likely to suffer from sleep disorders more in comparison to men during menopause and with advancing age. The incidence of sleep disorders ranges from 16% to 47% at peri-menopause and 35%–60% at postmenopause. Insomnia with or without associated anxiety or low lying depression and Mood disorder is most common ...
Vishal R Tandon +4 more
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Background The higher cardiovascular variability and the increased prevalence of arrhythmias in patients with obstructive sleep apneas may contribute to their higher rate of fatal events during sleep.
Carolina Lombardi +5 more
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