Passive constriction of the upper airway during central apneas: Fiberoptic and EMG investigations

Respiration Physiology

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 11-22

  Guilleminault, Christian ^a   Hill, Michael H ^a   Simmons, F Blair ^a   Powell, Nelson ^a   Riley, Robert ^a   Stoohs, Riccardo ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Central sleep apnea; Fiberoptic scope study; Pharyngeal constrictor EMG; Pharyngeal surface area

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AIRWAY CONSTRICTION; APNEA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FIBEROSCOPE; HUMAN; MALE; PHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SURGICAL ANATOMY; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT;

EID: 0031007597     PISSN: 00345687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0034-5687(97)02529-2     Document Type: Article

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