Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: A cause of acute delirium

Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 569-570

  Lombardi, Carolina ^a,b   Rocchi, Raffaele ^c   Montagna, Pasquale ^d   Silani, Vincenzo ^e   Parati, Gianfranco ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Delirium; Neurological symptoms; Sleep apnea; Sleep disordered breathing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DELIRIUM; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; OXYGEN SATURATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME;

EID: 75749123536     PISSN: 15509389     EISSN: 15509397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.27659     Document Type: Article

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