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Rapid eye movement‐localized apnea in a female patient with chronic insomnia
Author(s) -
KAYUKAWA YUHEI,
OKADA TAMOTSU,
HAYAKAWA TOSHIJI,
IMAI MAKOTO,
TOMITA SATOE,
TERASHIMA MASAYOSHI,
LAN LI,
OHTA TATSURO
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
psychiatry and clinical neurosciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.609
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1440-1819
pISSN - 1323-1316
DOI - 10.1046/j.1440-1819.2002.00971.x
Subject(s) - polysomnography , insomnia , medicine , chronic insomnia , apnea , sleep apnea , obstructive sleep apnea , rapid eye movement sleep , anesthesia , excessive daytime sleepiness , eye movement , non rapid eye movement sleep , sleep (system call) , physical therapy , pediatrics , sleep disorder , psychiatry , ophthalmology , computer science , operating system
A middle‐aged female patient with chronic insomnia showed rapid eye movement (REM)‐ localized obstructive sleep apnea. She visited the Sleep Disorders Clinic and complained of insomnia with loud snoring. Once, in the past, her sleep complaints had disappeared after weight reduction but, 6 months later, she complained of excessive daytime sleepiness. Overnight polysomnography revealed REM‐localized apnea. Careful follow up is strongly recommended for a female patient with chronic insomnia who shows REM‐localized apnea.