Sleep Medicine

 Sleep Disorders

Impact of Mask Type on the Effectiveness of and Adherence to Unattended Home-Based CPAP Titration

Objectives. To compare interfaces performance during home-based automatic titration (APAP). Methods. Retrospective study based on APAP titration from Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSA) patients. Results. 707 patients, 513 men (70.6%), were titrated. Masks were 104 pillows (14.7%), group I (GI); 532 nasal (75.2%), group II (GII); and 71 oronasal masks (10%), group III (GIII). We found differences in effective pressure to the device (P90/P95) (GI: 7.13±1.9 vs. GII: 8.3±2.1 vs. GIII: 9.3±2.6 cmH2O,...

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Mon Mar 25, 2019 10:05

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Insomnia and daytime sleepiness: risk factors for sports-related concussion

Publication date: Available online 25 March 2019Source: Sleep MedicineAuthor(s): Adam C. Raikes, Amy Athey, Pamela Alfonso-Miller, William D.S. Killgore, Michael A. GrandnerAbstractObjective/Background: Poor quality and inadequate sleep are associated with impaired cognitive, motor, and behavioral components of sport performance and increased injury risk. While prior work identifies sports-related concussions as predisposing factors for poor sleep, the role of sleep as a sports-related concussion...

Sleep Medicine

Mon Mar 25, 2019 12:12

Sleep Regularity is Associated with Sleep-Wake and Circadian Timing, and Mediates Daytime Function in Delayed Sleep-Wake Phase Disorder

Publication date: Available online 23 March 2019Source: Sleep MedicineAuthor(s): Jade M. Murray, Andrew J.K. Phillips, Michelle Magee, Tracey L. Sletten, Christopher Gordon, Nicole Lovato, Bei Bei, Delwyn J. Bartlett, David J. Kennaway, Leon C. Lack, Ronald R. Grunstein, Steven W. Lockley, Shantha M.W. Rajaratnam, E. Armstrong, K. Chohan, Y. Djavadkhani, K. Dodds, S. Gunaratnam, M. Hardy, S. JoostenAbstractBackgroundIn healthy populations, irregular sleep patterns are associated with delayed sleep...

Sleep Medicine

Sat Mar 23, 2019 15:42

Clinical Features of Isolated Sleep Paralysis

Publication date: Available online 23 March 2019Source: Sleep MedicineAuthor(s): Brian A. Sharpless, Monika KlikováAbstractObjectiveIsolated sleep paralysis (ISP) is a relatively common parasomnia often accompanied by fear and distress. However, little is known about the range and relative severities of typical ISP symptoms and accompanying hallucinations. Further, there have been inconsistent findings with regard to demographic differences in ISP.Patients/Method185 individuals with ISP (and 322...

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Sat Mar 23, 2019 15:42

Physician and Patient Determinants of Prognostic Counseling in Idiopathic REM Sleep-Behavior Disorder

Publication date: Available online 22 March 2019Source: Sleep MedicineAuthor(s): Max A. Feinstein, Richard R. Sharp, David J. Sandness, John C. Feemster, Mithri Junna, Suresh Kotagal, Melissa C. Lipford, Maja Tippmann-Peikert, Bradley F. Boeve, Michael H. Silber, Erik K. St. LouisAbstractObjectives/Background: Prognostic counseling about the risk for developing overt neurodegenerative disorders for patients with idiopathic REM sleep-behavior disorder (iRBD) and isolated REM sleep without atonia (iRSWA)...

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Sat Mar 23, 2019 15:42

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