Study Objectives:Previous studies suggest the presence of familial aggregation of obstructive sleep
apnea (OSA) in adults. However, similar data on childhood OSA are limited. This family
study aimed to investigate the heritability and familial aggregation ...
Study Objectives:Decreased upper-airway muscle responsiveness is one of the major phenotypes of obstructive
sleep apnea. Use of α1-adrenergic antagonists is correlated with decreased muscle
responsiveness in animal studies, but this association has not ...
Study Objectives:In view of the risk that surgical repair of cleft palate may induce or worsen obstructive
sleep apnea (OSA), the goal of this study was to assess presurgical and postsurgical
polysomnography (PSG) results for children who underwent ...
Study Objectives:Short sleep duration contributes to hypertension, yet few behavioral sleep extension
interventions have been developed. The goal of our study was to evaluate the feasibility
and preliminary efficacy of a technology assisted sleep ...
Study Objectives:Home sleep apnea testing (HSAT) is an efficient and cost-effective method of diagnosing
obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). However, nondiagnostic HSAT necessitates additional
tests that erode these benefits, delaying diagnoses and increasing ...
Study Objectives:Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) has been increasingly used in children
with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), though it is unclear whether it can ever be ceased.
We describe the clinical, demographic, and polysomnographic (PSG) ...
Study Objectives:Drowsy driving related to obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) represents an important public
health problem with limited data on the effect of positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy.
We hypothesize that PAP therapy will reduce self-reported ...
Study Objectives:The aim of this study was to investigate the association of bedtime with the prevalence
of diabetes mellitus (DM) based on a large community-based population.Methods:In total, 5,420 participants (2,574 males and 2,846 females; aged 63.5 ± ...
Study Objectives:Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is increased in pediatric chronic kidney disease (CKD).
In adults without CKD, central nervous system iron deficiency is involved in RLS pathogenesis
and a low serum ferritin levels is consequently an ...
Study Objectives:Sexual minority adolescents experience mental and physical health disparities attributable
to increased discrimination and minority stress. These same factors may also impair
sleep health, although available literature on this topic is ...
Study Objectives:Consumer wearable devices may be a helpful method of assessing sleep, but validation
is required for their use in clinical practice. Our aim was to validate two models
of Fitbit sleep trackers that rely on both accelerometer and heart ...
Study Objectives:Comparable health effects of mandibular advancement device (MAD) and continuous positive
airway pressure (CPAP) therapy have been attributed to higher adherence with MAD compared
with CPAP therapy. The objective of this study was to make ...
Study Objectives:Scleroderma is associated with abnormal skin thickening, interstitial lung disease,
pulmonary hypertension, and abnormalities of the upper airway. These changes can cause
cardiopulmonary complications, potentially including sleep-...
There is a complex relationship among opioids, sleep and daytime function. Patients
and medical providers should be aware that chronic opioid therapy can alter sleep
architecture and sleep quality as well as contribute to daytime sleepiness. It is
also ...
Study Objectives:Actigraphy, the tool of choice for assessment of sleep phase disorders, is insensitive
to movement-free waking. This study aimed to determine whether the detection of waking
could be performed by recording instrumental responses to haptic ...
Somnambulism is a non-rapid eye movement sleep parasomnia with potential for significant
injury as well as functional nighttime and daytime impairment. Clonazepam is frequently
used as first line pharmacotherapy. However, the optimal treatment of ...
Cataplectic facies is an unusual feature described in children with narcolepsy and
cataplexy. The typical manifestations of cataplectic facies consist of repetitive
mouth opening, tongue protrusion, and ptosis. An interesting observation is that the
usual ...
Voulgaris A, Nena E, Steiropoulos P. Burden of nocturnal hypoxia and type of positive
airway pressure therapy may influence markers of acute kidney injury in patients with
obstructive sleep apnea. J Clin Sleep Med. 2019;15(11):1695.
Xerfan EMS, Facina AS, Andersen ML, Tufik S, Tomimori J. Hashimoto thyroiditis as
a cause or consequence of obstructive sleep apnea. J Clin Sleep Med. 2019;15(11):1703.
Benbir Senel G, Karadeniz D. Every patient with acute ischemic stroke should be screened
for sleep-disordered breathing. J Clin Sleep Med. 2019;15(11):1705–1706.
Sleep disorders are prevalent in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). In
those patients on nocturnal dialysis, it is important to perform objective sleep assessment
during regular dialysis. We present the case of a man on continuous cycler ...