A test for the determination of sustained attention in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

Respiration

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 526-532

  Randerath, Winfried J ^a,c   Gerdesmeyer, Carsten ^a   Siller, Karsten ^a   Gil, Galina ^a   Sanner, Bernd ^b   Rühle, Karl Heinz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^c Klinik Ambrock   (Germany)

Author keywords

Attention; Driving simulator; Sleep apnea syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRIVING ABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; SIMULATION; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0033769027     PISSN: 00257931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000067468     Document Type: Article

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