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Sleep disorders in neuromuscular disease
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Author
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Abstract
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| This chapter reviews sleep disorders that occur with common neuromuscular diseases and summarises the latest diagnostic recommendations and treatment strategies. Sleep‐disordered breathing (SDB), whether obstructive or central sleep apnoea or nocturnal hypoventilation, is by far the most common cause of sleep dysfunction in patients with neuromuscular diseases. The chapter summarises the symptoms that should alert the clinician to possible underlying sleep dysfunction. Diurnal tests, and nocturnal tests are both employed in the evaluation of patients with neuromuscular diseases and suspected sleep dysfunction. The chapter lists available treatment modalities for sleep dysfunction in neuromuscular diseases. Maintenance of adequate alveolar ventilation improves sleep continuity, prevents the long‐term cardiovascular effects of chronic hypoxaemia, and improves daytime symptoms such as fatigue, sleepiness, headaches and cognitive dysfunction. Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) eliminates obstructive events, normalises oxygen saturation and improves sleep continuity. |
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Language
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English
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Source (book)
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Sleep disorders in neurology : a practical approach / Overeem, Sebastiaan [edit.]; et al. [edit.]
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Publication
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Hoboken, N.J.
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Wiley Blackwell
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2018
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ISBN
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978-1-118-77726-8
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DOI
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10.1002/9781118777251.CH17
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Volume/pages
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p. 251-264
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Edition
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Second edition
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Full text (Publisher's DOI)
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Full text (publisher's version - intranet only)
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