Risk and determinant factors for obstructive sleep apnea in patients with epilepsy

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the prevalence of risk of having obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and its determinants in patients with epilepsy (PE). METHOD: 98 adult PE were prospectively screened for risk of OSA by Berlin questionnaire. Data was also collected about excessive daytime sleepiness, depression,...

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Main Author: Venturi,Monique (author)
Other Authors: Neves,Gisele Schenkel Leite Moura (author), Pontes,Igor Monteiro (author), Valois,Andre (author), Gomes,Marleide da Mota (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2011
Subjects:
obstructive sleep apnea
epilepsy
obesity
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2011000700015
Country:Brazil
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