Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9161635 | Chest | 2005 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
UARS may occur in the absence of clinically significant snoring and may be an occult cause of EDS. We report a prevalence of SUARS of 9% among UARS patients and nearly 1% of all patients studied for hypersomnolence by polysomnography.
Keywords
respiratory effort-related arousalEDSPESRDIESSUARSOSASTAIobstructive sleep apneasleep-disordered breathingHypersomnolenceexcessive daytime sleepinessRERAobstructive sleep apnea syndromeUpper airway resistance syndromeRespiratory disturbance indexbody mass indexBMIEsophageal pressureesophageal manometryEpworth sleepiness scale
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Authors
MD FCCP, Christopher J. MD, Teotimo MS, Yvonne DrPH, MD FCCP,