To determine effects of targeted autoregulated positive airway pressure (APAP) in women at risk for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) on adverse pregnancy outcomes (APOs), cost, and natural history of OSA.Pregnant …
Neurological outcomes following awake and asleep craniotomies with motor mapping for eloquent tumor resection
Cortical mapping has been used as a tool to ensure maximal safe resection of intracranial tumors for several decades. Post-surgical motor and language deficits, including seizures, weakness, aphasia, and dysarthria …
Risk Factors for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Cystic Fibrosis
Despite emerging data that suggest a high frequency and severity of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) among patients with cystic fibrosis (CF), few of them are referred for polysomnography. Little is …
A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Participants on Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Lung Cancer
Lung cancer was the most frequent disease in men and the main cause of cancer deaths in 2020. Even though obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is carcinogenic, epidemiological research is mixed. …
Many U.S. Adults Report Pandemic-Related Sleep Disturbances
More than half of U.S. adults say they have experienced an increase in sleep disturbances since the beginning of the pandemic, according to survey results published by the American Academy …
Prevalence, Variability, and Diagnostic Misclassification of Obstructive Sleep Apnea across Multiple Nights
Recent research suggests that the severity of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) might change dramatically night-to-night, resulting in significant consequences for diagnosis and treatment. The study used multi-night in-home recordings to …
Delayed Sleep-Wake Phase Disorder: Can Polysomnography Be Useful?
Delayed sleep-wake phase disorder (DSWPD) is a chronic condition with a multifactorial etiology that primarily affects adolescents, significantly influencing their quality of life. In clinical practice, the contribution of intrinsic …
Outcomes Important to Patients Diagnosed with Both COPD and Sleep Apnea: Findings from the O2VERLAP Study Focus Groups
Few studies have asked Overlap Syndrome (OS) patients what outcomes of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy are important to them, while also considering their self-reported CPAP adherence barriers and …
Ventilatory Drive Withdrawal as a Mechanism of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in REM
Rapid eye movement sleep (REM) is linked to lower ventilation and more severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) than non-REM (nREM) sleep for unknown reasons. Researchers used direct physiological measurements to …
Associations between sleep bruxism and other sleep-related disorders in adults: a systematic review
Systematic reviews on sleep bruxism (SB) as a comorbid condition of other sleep-related disorders are lacking. Such reviews would contribute to the insight of sleep clinicians into the occurrence of …