There are a number of sleep studies in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), in general
including a heterogeneous population of patients. We aimed to study sleep in a population …

Neuromuscular respiratory failure is the cause of death in the majority of patients with ALS.
Respiratory muscle dysfunction impacts on quality of life and survival. Attentive management …

Assessing and monitoring respiratory muscle function is crucial in patients with Amyotrophic
Lateral Sclerosis, since impaired function can lead to either ventilatory failure or respiratory …

Responding to the growing recognition of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) as a major
medical condition and the emergence of exciting new therapies, this 2 volume source …

Hypercapnic Central Sleep Apnea The loss of wakefulness stimulus to breathe is associated
with decreased alveolar ventilation and increased arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide …

It is well known that sleep is associated with unstable breathing in large numbers of
otherwise healthy people. Approximately 2% to 3% of children, 2% to 9% of middle aged …

Sleep and neurodegenerative disorders Page 99 Sleep and Neurodegenerative Disorders
Alon Y. Avidan, MD, MPH Objectives: • To become familiar with the clinical presentations of …

Respiration in chronic neuromuscular diseases Aim: Respiratory muscle weakness is the
inevitable consequence of many neuromuscular disorders. Deterioration in respiratory …

Sleep problems in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients can be divided into three categories
(Table 7.1): sleep disruption and sleep disorders, parasomnias, and excessive daytime …

Asthma Asthma, a disease characterized by episodic dyspnea and wheezing, reversible
episodes of bronchoconstriction, and airway hyperreactivity to a variety of specific and …