Excessive daytime sleepiness of the Brazilian emperor Dom Pedro II probably due to sleep apnea syndrome Sonolência diurna excessiva de Dom Pedro II do Brasil devida provavelmente à síndrome de apnéia do sono

OBJECTIVE: To show that the obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) was the probable cause of D. Pedro II's excessive daytime sleepiness. METHOD: Research of historical documents and bibliographical. RESULTS: The excessive daytime sleepiness of D. Pedro II (1825-1891) was well known and bitterl...

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Main Authors: Rubens Reimão, Marleide da Mota Gomes, Péricles Maranhão-Filho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2008-01-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2008000500036