학술논문
Outcome of restless legs severity after continuous positive air pressure (CPAP) treatment in patients affected by the association of RLS and obstructive sleep apneas
Document Type
Report
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Source
Sleep Medicine. April, 2006, Vol. 7 Issue 3, p235, 5 p.
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Language
English
ISSN
1389-9457
Abstract
To link to full-text access for this article, visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2005.06.009 Byline: Raimundo Nonato Delgado Rodrigues (a), Aida Alexandra Alvim de Abreu e Silva Rodrigues (a), Riccardo Pratesi (b), Jean Krieger (c) Abstract: The association of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) and restless legs syndrome (RLS) has been reported in the literature for many years. Nevertheless, this pathological association has not yet been extensively studied and many questions remain unanswered. The primary concern of this study is to evaluate the influence of nasal continuous positive airway pressure (n-CPAP) therapy on daytime sleepiness and fatigue as well as the presence of a possible long-term beneficial effect on RLS severity and, secondarily, to ascertain the clinical, neurophysiological and polysomnographic characteristics of a group of patients with both OSAS and RLS. Author Affiliation: (a) Sleep Disorders Center, Hospital Universitario de Brasilia, University of Brasilia, Brasilia, DF, Brazil (b) Universidade de Brasilia, Campus Darcy Ribeiro s/n, Brasilia, DF, Brazil (c) Centre Hospitalier Universitaire-Universite Louis Pasteur (ULP), Hospices Civils de Strasbourg, 1, Pl de l'HA[acute accent]pital, Service d'Exploration Fonctionelle du Systeme Nerveux et de Pathologie du Sommeil, Strasbourg, France Article History: Received 19 March 2005; Revised 8 June 2005; Accepted 27 June 2005