Published in Journal of sleep research
In clinical practice, the quality of polysomnographic recordings in children and patients with neurodegenerative diseases may be affected by sensor displacement and diminished total sleep time due to stress during the recording. In the present study, we investigated if contactless three-dimensional (3D) detection of periodic leg movements during sl...
Published in Journal of sleep research
In this study, we aim to automate the sleep stage scoring process of overnight polysomnography (PSG) data while adhering to expert-based rules. We developed a sleep stage scoring algorithm utilizing the generalized linear modelling (GLM) framework and extracted features from electroencephalogram (EEG), electromyography (EMG) and electrooculogram (E...
Published in Nature and Science of Sleep
Background and Objectives Changes in autonomic cardiac activity during night sleep are well documented. However, there is limited information regarding changes in the autonomic cardiac profile during daytime naps. Heart rate variability (HRV) and baroreflex sensitivity (BRS) are reliable measures of autonomic cardiac activity. The purpose of this s...
Published in The Journal of International Medical Research
Objective This study aimed to examine the association between slow-wave sleep ([SWS] N3 stage) and the risk of hypertension in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) or primary snorers. Methods A retrospective cross-sectional study of 1145 participants who were evaluated for suspected OSA at our Sleep Medical Center were included. Among these ...
Published in Frontiers in Neurology
Purpose: The aim of this study was to explore the clinical characteristics of different sleep perception types of obstructive sleep apnea–hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) patients and to analyze the correlation between sleep perception and polysomnography (PSG) indicators in OSAHS patients. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 355 patients diagnosed with ...
Published in Metabolites
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is caused by partial or complete obstruction of the upper airways. Corrective surgeries aim at removing obstructions in the nasopharynx, oropharynx, and hypopharynx. OSA is associated with an increased risk of various metabolic diseases. Our objective was to evaluate the effect of surgery on the plasma metabolome. This...
Published in The Laryngoscope
The Clinical Assessment Score-15 (CAS-15) has been validated as an office-based assessment for pediatric sleep-disordered breathing in otherwise healthy children. Our objective was to determine the generalizability of the CAS-15 in a multi-institutional fashion. Five hundred and thirty children from 13 sites with suspected sleep-disordered breathin...
Published in Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
The COVID-19 health crisis abruptly disrupted the practice of otolaryngology. This article aims to define the changes needed to operate an academic otolaryngology practice safely and efficiently from within the epicenter of the pandemic. We define the areas of normal patient workflow that have been affected by COVID-19, and we offer mitigation stra...
Published in Turkish Thoracic Journal
OBJECTIVES The number of studies on the frequency of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in subjects with sarcoidosis is low. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the frequency and predictors of OSA in subjects with clinically stable stage I and II sarcoidosis who were not taking corticosteroid and/or immunosuppressive drugs. We also evaluated restless leg...
Published in Clocks & Sleep
A large epidemiological study using oximetry to analyze obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and metabolic comorbidities was performed in Japan; however, reliability and validity of oximetry in the Japanese population remains poorly understood. In this study, oximetry data from the epidemiological study were compared with data from clinically performed po...
