T he syndrome of sleep apnea has been described through-out the ages, dating at least to
descriptions of Dionysius the Tyrant in the fourth century BC. It is only recently that scientific …

The presenting symptom complex, diagnostic features, and therapeutic alternatives for
obstructive and central sleep apnea are discussed in relation to two illustrative patients …

• It is generally believed that the first description of the sleep apnea syndrome was made by
Charles Dickens in thePickwick Papersand that the first medical description was published …

Sleep apnea syndrome is estimated to affect as many as 2 to 3 percent of the adult male
population. Excessive snoring and daytime sleepiness are but a few of the many clues to …

Persons with sleep apnea syndromes experience 10 or more episodes per hour of sleep
during which airflow ceases for more than 10 seconds. Sleep apnea syndromes are …

The sleep apnea syndromes have been recognized clinically in the United States only within
the past ten years. The true extent of the problem is not known, but it seems certain that …

Obstructive sleep apnea is a common disorder characterized by repetitive collapse of the
pharyngeal airway during sleep. The disorder results primarily from an anatomically small …

Prior to the past decade, complaints related to sleep tended to be dismissed as either
harmless, or deleterious only from a psychological standpoint. Unless classic narcolepsy …

The two broad categories of sleep apnea syndrome are associated with obstructive or mixed
events on the one hand, and central events on the other. The pathogenesis of both seems to …

breathing during the night have been divided into two types, central apneas and obstructive
apneas (5, 6). In central apneas there is no sign of respiratory activity-some central …