Two case study reports of sleep apnoea in patients with paraplegia

Spinal Cord

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 603-605

  Graham, L E ^a   Maguire, S M ^a   Gleadhill, I C ^b  

^a MUSGRAVE PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BELFAST CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Loss of consciousness; Paraplegia; Sleep apnoea

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; PARAPLEGIA; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SOMNOLENCE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPIROMETRY;

HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARAPLEGIA; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES;

EID: 6344225959     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3101609     Document Type: Article

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