Hypercapnia is a Key Correlate of EEG Activation and Daytime Sleepiness in Hypercapnic Sleep Disordered Breathing Patients | Zendy

David Wang | Zendy; Amanda J. Piper | Zendy; Brendon J. Yee | Zendy; Keith Wong | Zendy; JongWon Kim | Zendy; A D’Rozario | Zendy; Luke Rowsell | Zendy; DerkJan Dijk | Zendy; Ronald R. Grunstein | Zendy

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Hypercapnia is a Key Correlate of EEG Activation and Daytime Sleepiness in Hypercapnic Sleep Disordered Breathing Patients

Author(s) -

David Wang,

Amanda J. Piper,

Brendon J. Yee,

Keith Wong,

JongWon Kim,

A D’Rozario,

Luke Rowsell,

DerkJan Dijk,

Ronald R. Grunstein

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.3700

Subject(s) - hypercapnia , polysomnography , medicine , epworth sleepiness scale , anesthesia , obstructive sleep apnea , excessive daytime sleepiness , cardiology , electroencephalography , sleep stages , apnea , sleep disorder , psychiatry , insomnia , acidosis

The key determinants of daytime drowsiness in sleep disordered breathing (SDB) are unclear. Hypercapnia has not been examined as a potential contributor due to the lack of reliable measurement during sleep. To overcome this limitation, we studied predominantly hypercapnic SDB patients to investigate the role of hypercapnia on EEG activation and daytime sleepiness.

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