Effects of body position on sleep related disordered breathing in a patient with Steinert's disease

Sudden changes in respiratory patterns observed during polysomnographic studies may suggest a positional form of SAHS (sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome). We report the case of a 37-year-old patient with Steinert's disease with this form of SAHS. Breathing during sleep could be regularized by a sim...

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Main Authors: Márcia Pradella, Maria Sunseri, Gérard Ferrière
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 1993-11-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X1993000400018&lng=en&tlng=en