Assessment and management of excessive daytime sleepiness
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Assessment and management of excessive daytime sleepiness.
The obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome (OSAHS) is much the commonest ‘medical’ cause of sleepiness (Table 1), occurring in 1–4% of the middle-aged. OSAHS is the combination of sleepiness or two other major symptoms, such as unrefreshing sleep, difficulty concentrating and nocturnal choking, with five or more apnoeas plus hypopnoeas per hour slept (‘apnoea’ is defined as a 10-sec pause ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Medicine
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1470-2118,1473-4893
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.5-2-105