Sodium oxybate-induced central sleep apneas

Sleep Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 922-924

  Frase, Lukas ^a   Schupp, Jonas ^a   Sorichter, Stephan ^a   Randelshofer, Wolfgang ^b   Riemann, Dieter ^a   Nissen, Christoph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b Sleep Laboratory Breisgau   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cataplexy; Central sleep apnea; Cheyne Stokes respiration; Narcolepsy; Sleep; Sodium oxybate; Xyrem

Indexed keywords

METHYLPHENIDATE; MODAFINIL; OXYBATE SODIUM;

ADULT; APNEA HYPOPNEA INDEX; ARTICLE; BREATHING PATTERN; CASE REPORT; CATAPLEXY; CENTRAL SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; CHEYNE STOKES BREATHING; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; NARCOLEPSY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REM SLEEP; SLEEP;

CATAPLEXY; CENTRAL SLEEP APNEA; CHEYNE-STOKES RESPIRATION; NARCOLEPSY; SLEEP; SODIUM OXYBATE; XYREM;

ADJUVANTS, ANESTHESIA; ADULT; CHEYNE-STOKES RESPIRATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; NARCOLEPSY; RESPIRATION; SLEEP APNEA, CENTRAL; SODIUM OXYBATE;

EID: 84881665592     PISSN: 13899457     EISSN: 18785506     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2013.03.023     Document Type: Article

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