Sleep Disordered Breathing in Isolated Unilateral and Bilateral Diaphragmatic Dysfunction
Author(s) -
Akram Khan,
Timothy I. Morgenthaler,
Kannan Ramar
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of clinical sleep medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.529
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1550-9397
pISSN - 1550-9389
DOI - 10.5664/jcsm.3698
Subject(s) - medicine , diaphragmatic breathing , sleep disordered breathing , breathing , polysomnography , sleep (system call) , anesthesia , obstructive sleep apnea , apnea , pathology , alternative medicine , computer science , operating system
The effect of isolated unilateral or bilateral diaphragmatic dysfunction (DD), in the absence of a generalized neuromuscular disorder, on sleep disordered breathing (SDB) is not well understood. The type of positive airway pressure (PAP) device needed to treat SDB in patients with isolated DD is also not well established.
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