2005
Differences between Men and Women in the Clinical Presentation of Patients Diagnosed with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome
Shepertycky M, Banno K, Kryger MH. Differences between Men and Women in the Clinical Presentation of Patients Diagnosed with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome. Sleep 2005, 28: 309-314. PMID: 16173651, DOI: 10.1093/sleep/28.3.309.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpworth Sleepiness Scale scoreApnea-hypopnea indexBody mass indexClinical presentationMass indexObstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSA) resultsTertiary university-based medical centerScale scoreRetrospective chart review analysisObstructive sleep apnea syndromeUniversity-based medical centerLaboratory polysomnographic studiesMain presenting symptomChart review analysisUpper airway anatomySleep apnea syndromeHistory of depressionGender-related differencesLess alcohol consumptionPolysomnographic findingsPresenting symptomApnea syndromeHypothyroid diseasePolysomnographic studyPrimary complaint
2003
Morbidity and mortality in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome 2: Effect of treatment on neuropsychiatric morbidity and quality of life
AL‐BARRAK M, SHEPERTYCKY M, KRYGER M. Morbidity and mortality in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome 2: Effect of treatment on neuropsychiatric morbidity and quality of life. Sleep And Biological Rhythms 2003, 1: 65-74. DOI: 10.1046/j.1446-9235.2003.00008.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchContinuous positive airway pressureQuality of lifeNeuropsychiatric problemsObstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSA) resultsAutomobile accident ratesNocturnal oxygen desaturationPositive airway pressureFragmentation of sleepEffect of treatmentOxygen desaturationAirway pressureOSA patientsResidual abnormalitiesCommon presentationNeuropsychiatric sequelaeNeuropsychiatric morbidityNeuropsychiatric abnormalitiesElectroencephalographic arousalSyndrome 2Syndrome resultsPatientsLife issuesMorbidityOSASAbnormalities