Is there a threshold that triggers cortical arousals in obstructive sleep apnea

Sleep

Sands, Scott A^3,4¹  Li, Yanru^1,2²  Jen, Rachel^2³  Orr, Jeremy^2⁴ 

[1] Department of Allergy Immunology and Respiratory Medicine and Central Clinical School, The Alfred and Monash University, Melbourne, Australia^4;Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (Ministry of Education of China), Beijing, China^1;Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA^3;Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Division, University of California at San Diego, San Diego, CA^2

关键词: obstructive sleep apnea;    arousal;    respiratory arousal threshold;    epiglottic pressure;   

DOI  :  10.1093/sleep/zsz047

学科分类：生理学

来源: American Academy of Sleep Medicine

【 摘 要 】

Study ObjectivesTo determine whether there is a consistent epiglottic pressure value that predicts respiratory arousal from sleep.

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