Open AccessComparison of positional and rapid eye movement-dependent sleep apnea syndromes
Author(s) -
Fatih Üzer,
Asli Bostanci Toptaş,
Ümmühan Okur,
Selen Bozkurt,
Ebru Doğrul,
Murat Turhan,
Aykut Çilli
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
annals of thoracic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.639
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1817-1737
pISSN - 1998-3557
DOI - 10.4103/atm.atm_184_17
Subject(s) - medicine , sleep apnea , eye movement , apnea , ophthalmology , physical medicine and rehabilitation , optometry , cardiology
We aimed to compare the clinical, epidemiological, and polysomnographic features of rapid eye movement (REM)-dependent obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) and positional OSAS which are two separate clinical entities.