background and objective : obstructive sleep apnea (osa) syndrome is a kind of sleep-related disorder with complex features and may lead to daytime sleepiness. this study aimed to find the differences between smokers and non-smokers regarding the parameters of polysomnography. materials and methods : this was a cross-sectional study conducted on consecutive patients referred to a sleep lab to p...

Introduction: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients are at increased risk of sleep-disorders. The concomitant occurrence of COPD and obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) is named overlap syndrome. This study aimed to evaluate the severity of OSAHS in overlap syndrome patients.Materials & Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on adult patients with forced...

how to cite this article: tavasoli a, jalilolghadr sh, lotfi sh. sleep symptoms and polysomnographic patterns of obstructive sleep apnea in obese children. iran j child neurol. winter 2016; 10 (1):14-20. abstract objective this study was conducted to investigate the sleep symptoms and polysomnographic patterns of obstructive sleep apnea in overweight and obese children. materials & methods over...

introduction: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd) patients are at increased risk of sleep-disorders. the concomitant occurrence of copd and obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome (osahs) is named overlap syndrome. this study aimed to evaluate the severity of osahs in overlap syndrome patients.materials & methods: this cross-sectional study was conducted on adult patients with forced...

background: considering the effectiveness of craniofacial photographic analysis for diagnosis and management of obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (osahs) as well as ethnic differences in indexes measured by this method, this study designed to compare the surface facial dimensions, including nose width, intercanthal width and mandibular width of iranian patients with mild, moderate and s...

introduction:the overlap syndrome, consisting ofobstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome (osahs) and chronic obstructvie pulmonary disease (copd) is a major problem in copd patients. oshas corresponds to the likelihood of systemic hypertension.the present study was aimed to evaluate the association between apnea-hypopnea index and diastolic blood presssure (dbp) in overlap  patients. materials...

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com Abbreviations: OSAS: Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome; OSAHS: Obstructive Sleep Apnea Hypopnea Syndrome; BMI: Body Mass Index; AHI: Apnea Hypopnea Index; ESS: Epworth Sleepiness Scale; UPPP: Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty; UARS: Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome; RERAs: Respiratory Effort Related Arousals; CAPSO: Cautery Assisted Palatal Stiffening Operation

BACKGROUND Previous studies have suggested that the obstructive sleep apnea syndrome may be an important risk factor for stroke. It has not been determined, however, whether the syndrome is independently related to the risk of stroke or death from any cause after adjustment for other risk factors, including hypertension. METHODS In this observational cohort study, consecutive patients underwe...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is to compare patients treated with pharyngoplasty and those treated with palatoplasty for velopharyngeal insufficiency to establish what surgical procedure poses the highest risk for developing sleep apnea. The hypothesis tested in this study is that the incidence of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome associated with pharyngoplasty is greater than that associated ...

UNLABELLED Obstructive sleep apnea and hypopnea syndrome in children (osas) has an estimated prevalence of up to 3% and can be associated with neurocognitive and behavioural abnormalities, and also cardiovascular complications. This study may help pediatricians, who are unaware of the problem, to recognize osas. STUDY DESIGN series of cases. AIM to describe the clinical characteristics and ...