Neuromuscular sleep related breathing disorders
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Neuromuscular sleep related breathing disorders. Obstructive sleep apnoea syndromes (OSAS). Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Types of neuromuscular sleep-related breathing disorders
- Obstructive sleep apnoea syndromes (OSAS)
- Central sleep apnoea-hypopnoea syndrome (CSAHS)
- Cheyne-Stokes breathing syndrome (CSBS)
- Sleep related hypoventilation/hypoxemic syndromes (SHVS)
- Sleep fragmentation insomnia with daytime hypersomnolence
- Sleep related motor disorders
- Rapid eye movement (REM) behaviour disorders
Neuromuscular causes of sleep apnoea
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Neuromuscular causes of hypoventilation
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Management
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References
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- Chokroverty S. Sleep dysfunction in neuromuscular disorders. Schweizer Archiv Für Neurologie Und Psychiatrie 2003; 154:400-406.
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