Sleep and rheumatic diseases.

This review article discusses various forms of sleep disorders associated with musculoskeletal diseases (MD). It presents the pathophysiology and interaction of sleep-related disorders and MD and summarizes clinical symptoms and therapies from a somnological perspective. BACKGROUND: A large number of patients suffering from MD report fragmented sleep with poor overall sleep quality.

[Control of Respiratory Symptoms During Sleep in Patients with Stable Bronchial Asthma].

Introduction: Awareness of respiratory symptoms during day- and night-time is important for asthma control. Acoustic long-term recording offers a possibility to monitor symptoms objectively. In this prospective observational study frequency of night-time cough and wheezing was evaluated in patients with stable asthma.