BACKGROUND Evidence from epidemiological studies has demonstrated that a shorter or longer duration of nighttime sleep may increase the risk of metabolic syndrome. Little is known about the association between daily sleep duration, including nighttime sleep and daytime napping duration, and metabolic syndrome. We aimed to examine the association between daily sleep duration and metabolic syndro...

Snoring, upper airway resistance syndrome, sleep apnea syndrome and obesity hypoventilation syndrome are all defined as sleep-disordered breathing. Many changes occur in the respiratory system and sleep physiology during pregnancy due to physical and hormonal causes. Functional residual capacity, total sleep time, rapid eye movement (REM) sleep and stage 3-4 non-REM sleep are reduced during the...

Sleep disorder is one of the prominent manifestations Angelman syndrome. The exact causes are unknown and methods correction difficult. literature review devoted to studies pathogenesis sleep disorders in syndrome (the effects gene function 15q11–q13 deletion, findings polysomnography, video-EEG monitoring, laboratory data), on basis which recommendations for dyssomnia, including behavioral the...

how to cite this article: tavasoli a, jalilolghadr sh, lotfi sh. sleep symptoms and polysomnographic patterns of obstructive sleep apnea in obese children. iran j child neurol. winter 2016; 10 (1):14-20. abstract objective this study was conducted to investigate the sleep symptoms and polysomnographic patterns of obstructive sleep apnea in overweight and obese children. materials & methods over...

conclusions the most important factor in diagnosis is physician’s attention and clinical experience with this condition and using irlssg. results two major theories are developed regarding the pathophysiology of rls. the first one concerns central nervous system dopamine imbalance and the second one concerns intracellular iron dysregulation. the most common used pharmacologic agents in treatmen...

Sleep issues, thumb sucking, coping with picky eating, and determining if a child is ready for school are common concerns of families with young children. Information and resources to help counsel on these topics include recommendations from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, the American Dental Association, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Infant sleep times can be prolonged by unm...

Spörndly-Nees, S. 2016. Physical activity and eating behaviour in sleep disorders. Digital Comprehensive Summaries of Uppsala Dissertations from the Faculty of Medicine 1283. 63 pp. Uppsala: Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis. ISBN 978-91-554-9771-2. Sleep-disordered breathing and insomnia are common sleep disorders and associated with an increased risk of morbidity. The aim of this thesis was to s...

Sleep disturbances are common in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) and are even more prevalent in patients with behavioural addictions, such as pathological gambling, compulsive sexual behaviour, compulsive buying, binge eating, punding, and the compulsive use of dopamine replacement therapy. An overview of the relationship between these impulse control disorders and sleep disturbances is ...

To the Editor: Sleep-related eating disorder (SRED) is a type of sleep disorder in which the individual is amnestic completely or partially to the eating episode, which occurs during NREM sleep. Several medications have been implicated in unusual sleep behaviors, and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recommended revised labeling on these medications. Zolpidem has the most published ...