introduction: the berlin questionnaire (bq) is a common tool to screen for obstructive sleep apnea (osa) in the general population, but its application in the clinical sleep setting is still challenging. the aim of this study was to determine the specificity and sensitivity of the bq compared to the apnea-hypopnea index obtained from polysomnography recordings obtained from a sleep clinic in ir...

background and objective: failure in diagnosis and treatment of sleep apnea in children lead to physical and mental growth retardation, cardiopulmonary, and/or behavioral disorders. this study was aimed to evaluate polysomnographic (psg) and clinical findings of sleep apnea in children referred to a sleep clinic in qazvin, iran. materials and methods: this cross-sectional study was conducted am...

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...

background and objective: sleepiness is one of the important factors in motor vehicle accidents, especially in commercial drivers (cds). obstructive sleep apnea (osa) has an important role in developing sleepiness. the stop-bang questionnaire is used in medical examinations of commercial drivers in iran by law. this study aimed to investigate the judgment that drivers prefer not to report their...

STUDY OBJECTIVES The objective of this study was to determine if primary care providers (PCPs) screen for sleep disorders during clinical evaluation of new patients, and to compare this to likely sleep diagnoses as assessed by validated questionnaires. METHODS Adult patients evaluated as new patients in a primary care clinic at a tertiary care center were included in a prospective study. Foll...

STUDY OBJECTIVE To explore the profile of patients who visit a sleep center with symptoms that fulfill the four essential criteria for restless legs syndrome (RLS). DESIGN A prospective study. SETTING Outpatients from one sleep disorders clinic in Taiwan. PARTICIPANTS 1,200 consecutive patients visit sleep disorders clinic with any sleep complaints. INTERVENTIONS After completing a hist...

Objective Our main goals were to assess the incidence of sleep problems in our patients and to improve the awareness of sleep disorders amongst our neurology clinicians. We hoped that our patients with significant sleeprelated symptoms would be referred for further objective testing. Methods We designed a 5-question sleep quality survey to be filled out by each patient seen in our outpatient ne...

STUDY OBJECTIVES This study examines the relevance of self-reported morning and evening chronotypes in treatment-seeking insomniacs presenting to a tertiary sleep clinic setting. DESIGN Using a cross-sectional design, patients were categorized as morning, intermediate, and evening chronotypes based upon scores on the Morningness-Eveningness Composite Scale (MECS). Group comparisons were made ...

introduction: sleep disturbance is common in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery and has been recognized for more than 30 years. new literature suggests the importance of sleep and rest for restoration, protection and promotion of function and wellbeing of these patients. because of the importance of the role of nurses in diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders, this stu...

BACKGROUND The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index is a standardized self-administered questionnaire for the assessment of subjective sleep quality. It has been translated into several languages and is widely used in clinical research studies. OBJECTIVES To assess the reliability and validity of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index Hebrew translation in a sleep clinic sample and in comparison with t...