Thermal Vision for Sleep Apnea Monitoring

The Detection of Abnormal Breathing Activity by Vision Analysis in Application to Diagnosis of Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Obstructive Sleep Apnea is increasingly seen as a common and important condition, contributing to sleep disturbance and consequential daytime sleepiness. This has potentially serious consequences for the individual, employers, and society as a whole. Apnea refers to short spells when breathing stops. In obstructive sleep apnea, the throat constricts during sleep, preventing breathing; the apnea...

Sleep Apnea in Patients with Stroke and Related Risk Factors

  Background and Objectives: Sleep apnea involves repetitive cycles of obstructive sleep that disrupt sleep. This complication is the most important modifiable risk factors for stroke. The aim of this study was to assess sleep apnea in patients with stroke.    Material and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 132 patients with stroke were recruited using convenience samplin...

In Neonates, the Incidence of Apnea Depends on a Variety of Factors, Such as Birth Weight,1 Sex,2 Gestational Age,3 and Postnatal Age.3,4

549 IN NEONATES, THE INCIDENCE OF APNEA DEPENDS ON A VARIETY OF FACTORS, SUCH AS BIRTH WEIGHT,1 SEX,2 GESTATIONAL AGE,3 AND POSTNATAL AGE.3,4 Central apnea is generally reported as occurring more frequently during active sleep than during quiet sleep.2,3,5-7 Many authors have pointed out that apnea incidence is also closely related to ambient temperature in both full-term8-10 and preterm neonat...

Is Apnea-Hypopnea Index a proper measure for Obstructive Sleep Apnea severity?

A Novel Approach to Detect the Obscured Upper Body in application to Diagnosis of Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Obstructive Sleep Apnea is increasingly seen as a common and important condition, contributing to sleep disturbance and consequential daytime sleepiness. According to recent research findings, the best predictors of morbidity in individual patients, as assessed by improvements with CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure therapy), are nocturnal oxygen saturation and movements during sleep. Vi...