Peripheral neuropathy in sleep apnea: A tissue marker of the severity of nocturnal desaturation

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 159, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 213-219

  Mayer, Pierre ^b   Dematteis, Maurice ^b   Pépin, Jean Louis ^b   Wuyam, Bernard ^b   Veale, Dan ^b   Vila, Annick ^b   Lévy, Patrick ^a  

^a GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; ISCHEMIA; MALE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE POTENTIAL; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME;

EID: 0032948169     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.159.1.9709051     Document Type: Article

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