Impact of obstructive sleep apnea on neuromuscular transmission- a descriptive study.

: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a sleep disorder accompanied by intermittent hypoxia. Neuromuscular transmission (NT) is known to be disturbed under chronic hypoxia. In this descriptive study, it has been aimed to test NT under intermittent hypoxia in OSA.

Mortality analysis of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome cohort receiving positive airway pressure treatment: a 6-year follow-up.

Objectives: Obstructive Sleep apne syndrome is a disease with high morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to investigate the conditions affecting the mortality of patients diagnosed with OSAS at six year follow up.

Methods: 970 patients who admitted to Sleep laboratory between 2011-2013 were evaluated retrospectively.

Effect of mean apnea-hypopnea duration in patients with obstructive sleep apnea on clinical and polysomnography parameter.

Objective: Apnea-hypopnea index is the number of apnea-hypopnea events observed during polysomnography within an hour. Mean apnea-hypopnea duration is the mean duration of all apneas and hypopneas. In this study, we aimed to investigate the association of mean apnea-hypopnea duration in patients with obstructive sleep apnea with clinical and polysomnographic parameters.

Relation of Warrick Score and Polysomnographic Parameters in Patients with Interstitial Lung Disease.

BACKGROUND Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is often reported in connection with interstitial lung disease. As yet, there is insufficient data on the association of OSA severity parameters with lung involvement. We purposed to assess the frequency of OSA in our study group and to investigate the relationship between radiological involvement and OSA severity parameters.

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients.

Introduction: Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the most common entrapment neuropathy of the upper extremity. It is usually associated with the compression of the median nerve in the median groove. Because the main symptoms of CTS pain and numbness worsen at night, sleep disorders in CTS patients and the impact of preferred sleeping position on CTS development have been formerly studied.

Executive functions in sarcoidosis: a neurocognitive assessment study.

Sarcoidosis is a multisystem, inflammatory disease characterized by non-caseating granulomas in multiple organs. Neuropsychological impairment has been told to be present in about 10% of sarcoidosis patients with diagnosed central nervous system (CNS) involvement. Both anatomical lesions and changes in immunological parameters in sarcoidosis may cause cognitive impairment.

Impact of Patient Education on Compliance with Positive Airway Pressure Treatment in Obstructive Sleep Apnea.

BACKGROUND We addressed the impact of patient education followed by frequent visits on compliance with positive airway pressure (PAP) treatment in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in a Turkish sleep clinic cohort. MATERIAL AND METHODS This single-center, randomized, controlled study was conducted in Istanbul, Turkey between June 2014 and April 2015. Among 115 eligible OSA patients (mean age 51.

Executive functions in sarcoidosis: a neurocognitive assessment study.

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Fractalkine in obstructive sleep apnea patients.

Background: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is the most common sleep disorder affecting 2-4 % of the adult population. In addition to several potential mechanisms, inflammation is one of the suggested etiological factors in OSA. Fractalkine/CX3CL1 which is detected in activated or stressed endothelium, smooth muscle cells, skeletal muscle cells, macrophages, neurons, and hepatocytes is an inflammatory marker and attracts attention of sleep specialists in OSA pathogenesis.

Is polysomnographic examination necessary for subjects with diaphragm pathologies?

Objectives: While respiratory distress is accepted as the only indication for diaphragmatic plication surgery, sleep disorders have been underestimated. In this study, we aimed to detect the sleep disorders that accompany diaphragm pathologies. Specifically, the association of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome with diaphragm eventration and diaphragm paralysis was evaluated.

Ulnar nerve entrapment at elbow in obstructive sleep apnea patients: a randomized controlled trial.

Purpose: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a highly prevalent disease. For diagnostic and therapeutic purposes, OSA has been divided into several subgroups. Positional OSA (POSA), the most frequent subgroup (56 %), is described as overall apnea hypopnea index (AHI) ≥5 and supine AHI at least twice as high when compared to non-supine AHI.