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Association between excessive daytime sleepiness, REM phenotype and severity of obstructive sleep apnea.
Scientific reports - 8 Jan 2020
Gabryelska Agata, Białasiewicz Piotr
Abstract excerpt
The aim of the study was to compare REM-dependent and REM-independent, obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSA) patients in relation to their daily sleepiness assessed by Epworth sleepiness scale (ESS). The study included 1863 consecutive patients, who were referred to a sleep centre with a presumed diagnosis of OSA. Following polysomnography, 292 patients fulfilled criteria for either REM-dependent OSA (REM-OSA,...
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