background : this research aimed to determine the efficacy of emotion focused therapy on quality of life and sleep problems of ibs patients. materials and methods : in this research 52 ibs patients who  met this diagnosis, according the rome ii criteria, were selected and assigned to two experimental and control groups with 26 ibs patients in each group. the emotion focused therapy according gr...

Abstract Introduction Sleep disturbance in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) is highly prevalent. PD the second most common progressive neurodegenerative disease, affecting about 1% of people over 60 years. Little it's said sleep disorders this which are very frequent and frequently underdiagnosed. In Mexico, there not a lot studies on their population. University Hospital Dr. José E. Gonz...

BACKGROUND The alpha-EEG anomaly during sleep, originally associated with chronic pain, is noted in several psychiatric and medical conditions and is also present in some normal subjects. The exact significance of the alpha-EEG anomaly is uncertain, but it has been suggested to be a nonspecific response to a variety of noxious stimuli. We propose that attachment insecurity, which is often assoc...

background: in isfahan, the second metropolitan in iran, there are 1448 dentistry treatment centers that most of them are inefficient. today, efficiency is the most important issue in health care centers as well as dentistry clinics. the goal of this research is to investigate the affordability and efficiency of dentistry clinics in isfahan province, iran. methods: the current work is a quantit...

Noninvasive monitoring of respiratory mechanics during sleep. R. Farré, J.M. Montserrat, D. Navajas. #ERS Journals Ltd 2004. ABSTRACT: The sleep apnoea–hypopnoea syndrome is characterised by recurrent obstructions of the upper airway, resulting in sleep disruption and arterial oxygen desaturations. Noninvasive assessment of respiratory mechanics during sleep is helpful in facilitating the diagn...

Purpose. Tinnitus and sleep disturbance are prevalent in veterans, and a better understanding of their relationship can help with tinnitus treatment. Materials and Methods. Retrospective chart review of 94 veterans seen in audiology clinic between 2010 and 2013 is presented. Results. The mean age was 62 years, and 93 of 94 veterans were males. The majority (96%) had hearing loss. The positive p...

OBJECTIVE To validate the utilities of Berlin, STOP and STOP-BANG Questionnaires, other patient characteristics, comorbidities, Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FENO) and blood markers for the prediction of sleep disordered breathing (SDB) on limited polygraphy. SETTING North Glasgow Sleep Service (a tertiary referral centre). PARTICIPANTS 129 consecutive pat...

STUDY OBJECTIVES We investigated the diagnostic accuracy of a nocturnal sleep onset rapid eye movement sleep period (nSOREMP) for the identification of narcolepsy with cataplexy (N+C) among children and adolescents referred to the sleep laboratory for an overnight polysomnography (PSG) and multiple sleep latency test (MSLT). DESIGN Retrospective chart review of sleep clinic notes and PSG and ...