Sleep apnoea

(整期优先)网络出版时间:2004-10-20
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Obstructivesleepapnoea(OSA)isacommonconditioncharacterizedbyrepetitiveepisodesofpartialorcompleteupperairwayobstructionduringsleep(Figure1).Obstructiveeventsareusuallyassociatedwithhypoxia,whichcanbeprofound,andterminatedbyanarousalfromsleep,producingsympatheticnervoussystemactivationandsleepfragmentationwith