 Sleep Apnea, Obstructive
"Sleep Apnea, Obstructive" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A disorder characterized by recurrent apneas during sleep despite persistent respiratory efforts. It is due to upper airway obstruction. The respiratory pauses may induce HYPERCAPNIA or HYPOXIA. Cardiac arrhythmias and elevation of systemic and pulmonary arterial pressures may occur. Frequent partial arousals occur throughout sleep, resulting in relative SLEEP DEPRIVATION and daytime tiredness. Associated conditions include OBESITY; ACROMEGALY; MYXEDEMA; micrognathia; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; adenotonsilar dystrophy; and NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p395)
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D020181
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C08.618.085.852.850 C10.886.425.800.750.850
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| Concept/Terms |
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive- Sleep Apnea, Obstructive
- Apneas, Obstructive Sleep
- Obstructive Sleep Apneas
- Sleep Apneas, Obstructive
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea
- OSAHS
- Syndrome, Sleep Apnea, Obstructive
- Sleep Apnea Syndrome, Obstructive
- Apnea, Obstructive Sleep
- Sleep Apnea Hypopnea Syndrome
- Syndrome, Obstructive Sleep Apnea
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Murthy JN, van Jaarsveld J, Fei J, Pavlidis I, Harrykissoon RI, Lucke JF, Faiz S, Castriotta RJ. Thermal infrared imaging: a novel method to monitor airflow during polysomnography. Sleep. 2009 Nov; 32(11):1521-7.
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