abstract：:Despite advances in positive pressure therapy for obstructive sleep apnea, compliance continues to be a problem for many patients. Sleep apnea surgery is a viable option for patients who are intolerant of positive pressure therapy. This review will present the current state of art in sleep apnea surgery, including air...

journal_title：Sleep medicine reviews

authors： Li KK

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is considerable research evidence suggesting that sleep is biologically linked to mood disorders in adults. However, polysomographic and neuroendocrine studies in children and adolescents have not found consistent changes in sleep architecture paralleling adult major depression. This review provides a detailed d...

journal_title：Sleep medicine reviews

authors： Ivanenko A,Crabtree VM,Gozal D

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sleep disturbances during menopause are often attributed to nocturnal hot flashes and 'sweats' associated with changing hormone patterns. This paper is a comprehensive critical review of the research on the relationship between sleep disturbance and hot flashes in women. Numerous studies have found a relationship betw...

journal_title：Sleep medicine reviews

authors： Moe KE

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sleep research on eating disorders has addressed two major questions: (1) the effects of chronic starvation in anorexia nervosa and of rapidly fluctuating eating patterns in bulimia nervosa on the sleep regulating processes and (2) the search for a significant neurobiological relationship between eating disorders and ...

journal_title：Sleep medicine reviews

authors： Lauer CJ,Krieg JC

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sleep problems become more common with age, affect quality of life for individuals and their families, and can increase healthcare costs. Older people are often prescribed a range of drugs for their health problems, many of which have side effects. Side effects are just one reason why there is an argument to be made f...

journal_title：Sleep medicine reviews

authors： Montgomery P,Dennis J

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review is concerned with circadian (approximately 24 h) aspects of chronobiology, and how they relate to sleep disorders medicine. We begin with an introduction to the key concepts and paradigms of circadian rhythms research in general, including a description of homeostatic and circadian determinants of sleep ti...

journal_title：Sleep medicine reviews

authors： Monk TH,Welsh DK

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quality of life is a major outcome variable in choosing and evaluating treatment alternatives for sleep disorders. However, the number of well validated and sufficiently responsive quality of life measures for use with this population is limited. The SF-36, Nottingham Health Profile (NHP) and Sickness Impact Profile (...

journal_title：Sleep medicine reviews

authors： Reimer MA,Flemons WW

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among the range of primary insomnia subtypes, those assigned such labels as subjective insomnia or sleep state misperception historically have been among the most intriguing yet challenging to understand and manage clinically. Such patients who produce seemingly normal polysomnograms often present rather compelling an...

journal_title：Sleep medicine reviews

authors： Edinger JD,Krystal AD

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polysomnography has been accepted by many as a "gold standard" for the diagnosis of the Obstructive Sleep Apnoea/Hypopnoea Syndrome (OSAHS). Although polysomnography is a good method for diagnosing OSAHS, there is no evidence that the results of polysomnography more accurately identify patients with the syndrome than ...

journal_title：Sleep medicine reviews

authors： Douglas NJ

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The interaction between sleep and thermoregulation leads to different thermoregulatory responses depending on the sleep stage and alterations in sleep when in a cool or warm environment. In the human adult, differences in thermoregulatory efficiency during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep and slow wave sleep (SWS) are l...

journal_title：Sleep medicine reviews

authors： Bach V,Telliez F,Libert JP

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In patients with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS), pulmonary haemodynamics can show both transient perturbations during sleep and permanent alterations. During sleep, repeated fluctuations in pulmonary artery pressure and pulmonary wedge pressure, coincident with apnoeas, can be observed. Calculation of transm...

journal_title：Sleep medicine reviews

authors： Marrone O,Bonsignore MR

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper, we review the effects of nocturnal mechanical ventilation on sleep. Indeed, although non-invasive assisted ventilation during sleep has been applied extensively, the exact effects of this treatment on sleep quality have not been thoroughly studied. In patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary d...

journal_title：Sleep medicine reviews

authors： González MM,Parreira VF,Rodenstein DO

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To date there have been seven studies which find that beta EEG is elevated at around sleep onset and during polysomnographic sleep in patients with insomnia. These findings suggest that insomnia may be characterized by central nervous system (CNS) hyperarousal. In this article, the seven studies are critically reviewe...

journal_title：Sleep medicine reviews

authors： Perlis ML,Merica H,Smith MT,Giles DE

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The process of falling asleep can best be measured by considering a convergence of behavioural, EEG, physiological and subjective information. Doing so allows one to see sleep processes as they unfold, but relying on any single sleep index can bias the description of this complex process. The studies reviewed do not s...

journal_title：Sleep medicine reviews

authors： Ogilvie RD

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After major non-cardiac surgery sleep pattern is usually disturbed with initial suppression of rapid eye movement sleep with a subsequent rebound during the first post-operative week. Deep sleep is also suppressed for several days after the operation and subjective sleep quality is impaired. The sleep disturbances see...

journal_title：Sleep medicine reviews

authors： Rosenberg J

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Results from the present review challenge the assumption that daytime functioning deficits are associated with insomnia. Objectively-measured daytime sleepiness is not elevated in people with insomnia, and most cognitive/psychomotor tasks do not indicate deficits in people with insomnia. In contrast, a number of studi...

journal_title：Sleep medicine reviews

authors： Riedel BW,Lichstein KL

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence suggests that sleep disorders and sleep fragmentation are very common in nursing home residents. A variety of factors contribute to these sleeping difficulties, including age-related changes in sleep; the high prevalence of dementia, depression, medical illness and medications that affect sleep; and sleep dis...

journal_title：Sleep medicine reviews

authors： Alessi CA,Schnelle JF

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review covers the literature on behavioural and cognitive-behavioural treatments for sleep disturbance in infants, pre-school, and school-age children. Treatment areas are dyssomnias (disorders of initiating, maintaining, or excessive sleep) and parasomnias (behaviours which occur predominantly during sleep). Int...

journal_title：Sleep medicine reviews

authors： Owens LJ,France KG,Wiggs L

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Persistent primary insomnia (PPI) is a prevalent and potentially serious condition that compromises the functioning, health status, and quality of lives of millions of individuals around the world. This condition is typically perpetuated by a host of psychological and behavioral mechanisms that often require behaviora...

journal_title：Sleep medicine reviews

authors： Edinger JD,Wohlgemuth WK

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) experience neuropsychological deficits falling broadly into the four areas of daytime sleepiness, cognitive deficits, reduced driving competence and impaired psychosocial well-being. Case-control studies of daytime function in OSA patients generally indicate moderate to sev...

journal_title：Sleep medicine reviews

authors： Engleman H,Joffe D

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Melatonin is synthesized and secreted during the dark period of the light-dark cycle. Thus, melatonin has an obvious association with sleep, at least in diurnal animals. Rhythmic nocturnal melatonin secretion is directly generated by the circadian clock, located in mammals within the suprachiasmatic nuclei (SCN), and ...

journal_title：Sleep medicine reviews

authors： Cardinali DP,Pévet P

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sleep and circadian rhythmicity both influence the 24-h profiles of the main pituitary and adrenal hormones. From studies using experimental strategies including complete and partial sleep deprivation, acute and chronic shifts in the sleep period, or complete sleep-wake reversal as occurs with transmeridian travel or ...

journal_title：Sleep medicine reviews

authors： Gronfier C,Brandenberger G

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For many adults, changes in sleep occur with aging. An estimated 15 million elderly, or 50% of older Americans, experience some sleep problem. The elderly complain that their sleep is more fragmented and that as they have gotten older, they experience more daytime sleepiness. Laboratory studies have confirmed these co...

journal_title：Sleep medicine reviews

authors： Ancoli-Israel S,Poceta JS,Stepnowsky C,Martin J,Gehrman P

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00