The sleep deprivation syndrome of the obese patient A problem of periodic nocturnal upper airway obstruction
Kryger M, Quesney L, Holder D, Gloor P, MacLeod P. The sleep deprivation syndrome of the obese patient A problem of periodic nocturnal upper airway obstruction. The American Journal Of Medicine 1974, 56: 531-539. PMID: 4818419, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9343(74)90485-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUpper airway obstructionSleep deprivation syndromeAirway obstructionUrinary incontinenceDeprivation syndromeNocturnal upper airway obstructionObese menObese patientsPickwickian syndromeUpper airwayVentilatory responseSyndromeObstructionFat depositionArousal patternsIncontinenceSomnolenceBradycardiaSuch findingsTracheostomyAirwayPatientsPathophysiologySleep