Effect of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome on sleep architecture: comparative study between geriatrics and middle-aged adult patients

Effect of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome on sleep architecture: comparative study between geriatrics and middle-aged adult patients

Background Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a prevalent sleep disordered breathing in geriatrics but still frequently undiagnosed. Sleep architecture changes with ageing. Geriatrics spend more time in the N1, N2 than in N3, REM. Also, there are more frequent awakenings, arousals and sleep stage shif...

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Main Authors: Rana H El-Helbawy, Zeinab A Kasemy, Hanaa A Eid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2023-01-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
Subjects:
geriatric
obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
sleep architecture
Online Access:http://www.ejcdt.eg.net/article.asp?issn=0422-7638;year=2023;volume=72;issue=4;spage=559;epage=564;aulast=El-Helbawy

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