Abstract：
:Our study included 42 patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSAS) confirmed by polysomnography. In these patients we investigated the clinical manifestations, the results of the laboratory examinations, including polysomnography, ORL observations and tests of pulmonary function, as well as the therapeutic results. Our patients presented a serious set of symptoms which included excessive daytime sleepiness, snoring, obesity, craniofacial abnormalities, systemic hypertension, cardiac arrhythmias, incapacity to work with precocious retirement, marital conflicts and high incidence of accidents, namely traffic accidents. An adequate treatment, mostly with nasal CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure), induced marked relief of the symptoms; some patients had an advantage in surgical treatment and weight reduction. OSAS is a frequent entity, affecting mostly male adults after the 5th decade. The lack of knowledge about this entity and the common social acceptance of some of its cardinal symptoms induces considerable delays in its diagnosis. The severity of the symptoms, the personal and social risks of excessive daytime sleepiness, the cardiocirculatory effects and the risk of sudden death during sleep justify an early diagnosis in order to prevent the severe evolution of the disease. Its complex physiopathology and multiple etiological factors justify a multidisciplinary approach.
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Acta Med Portjournal_title
Acta medica portuguesaauthors
Paiva T,Vasconcelos P,Leitão AN,Andrea Msubject
Has Abstractpub_date
1994-12-01 00:00:00pages
S43-50eissn
0870-399Xissn
1646-0758journal_volume
7 Suppl 1pub_type
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更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：UNLABELLED:In Portugal, there have been many studies on the prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents. However, because many of the studies are not submitted to publication in scientific journals, these results remain unknown. OBJECTIVE:To obtain recent data on the prevalence of overweight and o...
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更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00
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doi：10.20344/amp.4996
更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa
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更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.20344/amp.8235
更新日期：2017-08-31 00:00:00
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journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.20344/amp.8593
更新日期：2017-10-31 00:00:00
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更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.20344/amp.11922
更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.20344/amp.7889
更新日期：2017-09-29 00:00:00
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doi：10.20344/amp.8403
更新日期：2016-12-30 00:00:00
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journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa
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doi：10.20344/amp.7650
更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa
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doi：10.20344/amp.7095
更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00
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doi：10.20344/amp.9130
更新日期：2019-11-04 00:00:00
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journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa
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更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Allergic diseases are a major public health problem. It is essential to develop prevention strategies applied to it. A number of risk factors have been identified, but some are still under contradictory. Changing the dietary pattern of the at-risk infant may prevent food allergy. Evidence suggests that exclusive breas...
journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa
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更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Acta medica portuguesa
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doi：10.20344/amp.7744
更新日期：2017-04-28 00:00:00
