BACKGROUND Two types of reflux episodes have been identified: upright or daytime and supine or nocturnal. The population-based prevalence of symptoms of nocturnal gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and the impact of those symptoms on health-related quality of life (HRQL) have not been established. METHODS A national random-sample telephone survey was conducted to estimate the prevalence o...

PURPOSE Desmopressin may not be effective for nocturnal enuresis associated with polyuria and hypercalciuria. Nighttime hypercalciuria in an enuretic population from 5 centers and its correlation with nighttime polyuria were verified. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 450 enuretic patients (278 males, 172 females, mean age 9.7 years) were evaluated with 72-hour micturition charts, urinalysis, ...

This report documents how respiratory sleep disorders can adversely effect ischaemic heart disease. Three male patients (aged 60-67 years) with proven ischaemic heart disease are described. They illustrate a spectrum of nocturnal cardiac dysfunction, two with nocturnal angina and one with nocturnal arrhythmias. Full sleep studies were performed in a dedicated sleep laboratory on all patients, a...

BACKGROUND An attenuated or absent nocturnal decline in blood pressure has repeatedly been documented in cardiac transplant recipients. The present study was aimed at investigating the hemodynamic mechanism underlying this abnormality. METHODS AND RESULTS In 23 cardiac transplant recipients (11 to 36 months after transplantation) and in 23 control subjects matched for age and 24-hour mean art...

BACKGROUND The nocturnal enuresis is one of the most common complaints of childhood. Upper airway obstruction and nocturnal snoring affect the nocturnal enuresis in children. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of breathing exercises on the nocturnal enuresis in the children with the sleep-disordered breathing. PATIENTS AND METHODS This study was conducted in yea...

Nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy (NFLE) is a disorder characterised by clusters of brief motor seizures during sleep, often without surface EEG epileptiform abnormalities’“. For these reasons, the prevalence of this disorder has probably been underestimated. Moreover, in the past, many patients with clusters of nocturnal motor attacks have been diagnosed as having nocturnal paroxysmal dystonia5,...

Rest has been examined only sporadically in the nursing literature, primarily as a physiological need closely related to sleep. The article describes the concept of rest from a variety of perspectives and lays the foundation for further analysis. Themes of physical, mental, and spiritual components of rest emerge as the concept is explored. Further analysis of the concept of rest in both health...

Rest is a health-related phenomenon. Researchers have explored the phenomenon of rest, but further concept development is recommended. The aim of my study was to develop and describe a concept of rest, from interviews with a total of 63 participants about their lived experiences of rest. I performed the developing process in two stages: first with descriptive phenomenology and second with a her...

b a ckground: the aim of the study was to evaluate and compare the efficiency and practicality of seven trappingmethods for adult phlebotominae sand flies. the results of this investigation provide information to determine the species composition and nocturnal activity pattern of different sand fly species. m e t hods: the study was carried out in both plain region (about 5km far from northeast...