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Actualización sobre apnea obstructiva del sueño en la etapa de movimientos oculares rápidos

La apnea obstructiva del sueño durante los movimientos oculares rápidos del sueño (AOS REM), se define como la presencia de episodios de apnea y/o hipopnea obstructivos en la etapa del sueño REM. La epidemiología de esta patología es compleja y no existe una definición estandarizada actualmente. A...

Sueño: conceptos generales y su relación con la calidad de vida

Rev. Méd. Clín. Condes; 32 (5), 2021
El desarrollo de la medicina del sueño ha experimentado notables avances por contribuciones provenientes tanto de las ciencias básicas como de los estudios clínicos, destacando una relación positiva entre la preservación de un sueño normal y un amplio espectro de beneficios en diferentes indicadore...

Síndrome da apneia e hipopneia obstrutiva do sono e principais comorbidades associadas

O estudo pretendeu avaliar a fisiopatologia correlacionada, as diferenças de sexo e as comorbidades associadas à síndrome da apneia e hipopneia obstrutiva do sono. Trata-se de uma revisão de literatura realizada a partir dos dados obtidos pesquisas com as palavras-chaves “Síndrome de Apneia e Hipo...

Unveiling sleep mysteries: neurobiology of dreaming

Rev. bras. neurol; 56 (2), 2020
Dreaming is the result of the mental activity of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep stage, and less commonly of non-REM sleep. Dreams offer unique insights into the patients' brains, minds, and emotions. Based on neurophysiological and neuroimaging studies, the biological core of dreaming stands on some brai...

Unveiling sleep mysteries: functions

Rev. bras. neurol; 56 (1), 2020
Sleep occupies roughly one-third of human lives, yet it is still not entirely scientifically clear about its purpose or function. However, the latest research achievement concluded that sleeping has much more effect on the brain than formerly believed. Much of these studies are about the effects of sleep...

Unveiling sleep mysteries: Sleep-wake cycle as a biological parameter of the circadian typology (Chronotype)

Rev. bras. neurol; 56 (1), 2020
The sleep-wake cycle that is circadian rhythm may have different patterns according to sex, environment and genetics determinants. This chronological cycle type, chronotype, may be populational expressed by the extremes, early or later going to bed and waking up, in a continuum. The first, the Morning-...

Obstructive sleep apnea and Parkinson's disease: characteristics and associated factors

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 77 (9), 2019
ABSTRACT Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) occurs in up to 66% of Parkinson's disease (PD) patients, higher than in the general population. Although it is more prevalent, the relationship between OSA and PD remains controversial, with some studies confirming and others denying the relationship of OSA with so...

Visual and automatic classification of the cyclic alternating pattern in electroencephalography during sleep

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 52 (3), 2019
Cyclic alternating pattern (CAP) is a neurophysiological pattern that can be visually scored by international criteria. The aim of this study was to verify the feasibility of visual CAP scoring using only one channel of sleep electroencephalogram (EEG) to evaluate the inter-scorer agreement in a variety ...

Conceptual and operational definitions of the defining characteristics of the nursing diagnosis Disturbed Sleep Pattern

Objective to present the knowledge produced about sleep and Acute Coronary Syndrome in order to assist in the elaboration of the operational and conceptual definitions of the defining characteristics of the nursing diagnosis Disturbed Sleep Pattern (00198). Method integrative review in the following d...