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Topics from 08/03/2009

Sleep In The News



New Sleep Science Articles from the past week

Midbrain hyperechogenicity in idiopathic REM sleep behavior disorder.
Stockner H, Iranzo A, Seppi K, Serradell M, Gschliesser V, Sojer M, Valldeoriola F, Molinuevo JL, Frauscher B, Schmidauer C, Santamaria J, Högl B, Tolosa E, Poewe W; for the SINBAR (Sleep Innsbruck Barcelona) Group.
Mov Disord. 2009 Jul 30.
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Obstructive sleep apnea and cardiovascular disease.
Calvin AD, Somers VK.
Curr Opin Cardiol. 2009 Jul 29.
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Obstructive sleep apnea: implications for the plastic surgeon and ambulatory surgery centers.
Stephan PJ, Mercier D, Coleman J, Rohrich RJ.
Plast Reconstr Surg. 2009 Aug;124(2):652-5. No abstract available.
 
The Impact of Obesity on Oxygen Desaturation During Sleep-disordered Breathing.
Peppard PE, Ward NR, Morrell MJ.
Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2009 Jul 30.
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Inspiratory muscle dysfunction in patients with severe obstructive sleep apnoea.
Chien MY, Wu YT, Lee PL, Chang YJ, Yang PC.
Eur Respir J. 2009 Jul 30.
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Plasma apelin levels in obstructive sleep apnea and the effect of continuous positive airway pressure therapy.
Henley D, Buchanan F, Gibson R, Douthwaite J, Wood S, Woltersdorf W, Catterall J, Lightman S.
J Endocrinol. 2009 Jul 30.
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Impact of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Treatment on Left Atrial Volume and Function in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Assessed by Real-Time Three-Dimensional Echocardiography.
Oliveira W, Campos O, Cintra F, Matos LN, Vieira ML, Rollim B, Fujita L, Tufik S, Poyares D.
Heart. 2009 Jul 29.
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Accelerometer-Based Device for Sleep Apnea Screening.
[No authors listed]
IEEE Trans Inf Technol Biomed. 2009 Jul 28.
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Sleep and society.
Roth T.
Sleep Med. 2009 Jul 28.
 
Multilevel surgery in patients with rapid eye movement-related obstructive sleep apnea.
Acar B, Babademez MA, Ciftci B, Karabulut H, Karasen RM.
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2009 Aug;141(2):304-305. No abstract available.
 
Upper airway reconstructive surgery long-term quality-of-life outcomes compared with CPAP for adult obstructive sleep apnea.
Robinson S, Chia M, Carney AS, Chawla S, Harris P, Esterman A.
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2009 Aug;141(2):257-263.e1.
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Sleepiness as a need for sleep: when is enough, enough?
Horne J.
Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2009 Jul 27.
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Spatial learning and memory deficits following exposure to 24 hours of sleep fragmentation or intermittent hypoxia in a rat model of obstructive sleep apnea.
Ward CP, McCoy JG, McKenna JT, Connolly NP, McCarley RW, Strecker RE.
Brain Res. 2009 Jul 27.
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Acoustic rhinometry in pediatric sleep apnea.
Okun MN, Hadjiangelis N, Green D, Hedli LC, Lee KC, Krieger AC.
Sleep Breath. 2009 Jul 30.
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Insomnia with Objective Short Sleep Duration is Associated with Type 2 Diabetes: A Population-based Study.
Vgontzas AN, Liao D, Pejovic S, Calhoun S, Karataraki M, Bixler EO.
Diabetes Care. 2009 Jul 29.
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The role of the neural sympathetic and parasympathetic systems in diurnal and sleep state related cardiovascular rhythms in the late gestation ovine fetus.
Jensen EC, Bennet L, Guild SJ, Booth LC, Stewart J, Gunn AJ.
Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2009 Jul 29.
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Hyperarousal and insomnia: State of the science.
Bonnet MH, Arand DL.
Sleep Med Rev. 2009 Jul 27.
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Correlations of sleep disturbance with the immune system in type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Tsujimura T, Matsuo Y, Keyaki T, Sakurada K, Imanishi J.
Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2009 Jul 27.
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Waist circumference and waist/hip ratio in relation to all-cause mortality, cancer and sleep apnea.
Seidell JC.
Eur J Clin Nutr. 2009 Jul 29.
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Evaluating and managing insomnia.
Fisher D, Valente S.
Nurse Pract. 2009 Aug;34(8):20-6; quiz 27. No abstract available.
 


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