Seven names 1 condition! The definition of sleep apnoea can be confusing because it is described in research literature under many guises: Obstructive Sleep apnoea (OSA) Sleep Apnoea (SA) Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Syndrome (OSAS) Sleep Apnoea/Hypopnoea Syndrome (SAHS) Obstructive Sleep Apnoea/Hypopnoea Syndrome (OSA/H) and of late, a new condition has been introduced Upper Airway Resistance Synd...

STUDY OBJECTIVES Some patients with apparent obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) have elimination of obstructive events but emergence of problematic central apneas or Cheyne-Stokes breathing pattern. Patients with this sleep-disordered breathing problem, which for the sake of study we call the "complex sleep apnea syndrome," are not well characterized. We sought to determine the p...

Nonmotor symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD) may emerge secondary to the underlying pathogenesis of the disease, while others are recognized side effects of treatment. Inevitably, there is an overlap as the disease advances and patients require higher dosages and more complex medical regimens. The non-motor symptoms that emerge secondary to dopaminergic therapy encompass several domains, inclu...

OBJECTIVES To examine the association between self-reported eating rate and metabolic syndrome. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SETTING Annual health checkup at a health check service centre in Japan. PARTICIPANTS A total of 56,865 participants (41,820 male and 15,045 female) who attended a health checkup in 2011 and reported no history of coronary heart disease or stroke. MAIN OUTCOME ME...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to ascertain the clinical characteristics of drug-induced sleep-related eating disorder (SRED). PATIENTS AND METHODS We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 30 patients with primary SRED (without any comorbid sleep disorders and who were not taking any possible causative medications), and ten patients with drug-induced SRED (occurrence of SRED epis...

Burning Mouth syndrome is a condition characterized by a burning pain or hot sensation which can be localized to the lips or tongue or more widespread in the mouth. The sensation can be continuous or intermittent. It can also be accompanied by other symptoms like dryness, an unpleasant taste, or feelings of numbness. It can increase with talking, eating hot or spicy foods, and in times of stres...

The sleep-related breathing disorders have been categorized in various ways. The most basic schema divides them into obstructive or central apneic events. An American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) Task Force Report published in 1999 defined four separate syndromes associated with abnormal respiratory events during sleep among adults, namely, obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS),...