Catathrenia: A rare parasomnia which may mimic central sleep apnea on polysomnogram

Sleep Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 460-461

  Siddiqui, Fouzia ^a,b   Walters, Arthur S ^a   Chokroverty, Sudhansu ^a  

^a SETON HALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Catathrenia; Central sleep apnea; Parasomnia; Sleep respiratory groan

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANAMNESIS; APNEA; ARTICLE; AUDIO RECORDING; CASE REPORT; CATATHRENIA; HUMAN; LEG MOVEMENT; MALE; NONREM SLEEP; OXYGEN SATURATION; PARASOMNIA; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SYMPTOM; VIDEORECORDING;

ADOLESCENT; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; EXHALATION; HUMANS; MALE; REM SLEEP PARASOMNIAS; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES; SLEEP APNEA, CENTRAL;

EID: 43449093728     PISSN: 13899457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2007.10.012     Document Type: Article

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