OBJECTIVES: Owing to the fact that obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is an underreported disease, the strategy used for the diagnosis of OSA has been extensively dissected to devise a simplified process that can be accessed by the public health services. Polysomnography (PSG) type I, the gold standard for th...
ABSTRACT Objective: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with an increased risk of mortality and cardiometabolic diseases. The STOP-Bang questionnaire is a tool to screen populations at risk of OSA and prioritize complementary studies. Our objective was to evaluate the clinical utility of this qu...
ABSTRACT Introduction: obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS) is a serious confition that compromises the quality of life and survival of patients. Its main risk fator in adults is obesity and the gold standard test for diagnosis is polysomnography (PSG), mainly through the apneia-hypopnea index (AHI)...
Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome (CCHS) and rapid-onset obesity syndrome with hypothalamic dysfunction, hypoventilation, and autonomic dysregulation (ROHHAD) are rare causes of hypoventilation during sleep in the pediatric population. This group of disorders are characterized by the absence ...
Hipoventilación/congénito,
Trastornos del Sueño-Vigilia/fisiopatología,
Hipoventilación/fisiopatología,
Sueño,
Trastornos del Sueño-Vigilia/diagnóstico,
Hipoventilación/diagnóstico,
Polisomnografía,
Trastornos del Sueño-Vigilia/terapia,
Hipoventilación/terapia,
Síndrome de Hipoventilación por Obesidad/fisiopatología,
Trastornos del Sueño-Vigilia/etiología,
Hipoventilación/complicaciones,
Síndrome de Hipoventilación por Obesidad/complicaciones,
Pronóstico,
Respiración Artificial
Introducción: La apnea obstructiva del sueño (AOS) es una entidad frecuente, presente en un 9% a 38%, pero con un subregistro importante del 85%1. Clásicamente, se observa en hombres de edad mediana, obesos y somnolientos, relacionándose estrechamente con múltiples comorbilidades de tipo cardiovascu...
Introduction: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common entity present in 9% to 38%, but with an important underreporting of 85%. Classically, it is observed in middle-aged, obese and sleepy men, closely related to multiple comorbidities of cardiovascular, respiratory and metabolic and is associated with...
ABSTRACT Objective: Uric acid has been shown to be related to the severity of obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) in adults. We assessed the role of uric acid in OSAS in a cohort of older patients. Methods: A total of 164 patients aged >65 years, admitted to our sleep laboratory between Janua...
Amorim, Rita Aparecida Ribeiro;
Moreira, Gustavo A;
Santos, Flavia Heloisa;
Terreri, Maria Teresa;
Molina, Juliana;
Keppeke, Lívia de Freitas;
Silva, Simone Guerra Lopes da;
Fraga, Melissa Mariti;
Silva, Vanessa Bugni Miotto e;
Tufik, Sergio;
Len, Claudio Arnaldo.
Abstract Objectives: To assess the presence of restless legs syndrome, periodic leg movement, and sleep disorders in female adolescents with idiopathic musculoskeletal pain through a sleep scale and polysomnography, and to compare these data in adolescents without pain history. Method: Twenty-six adole...
