Apnea of prematurity (AOP) remains a major clinical problem in present day neonatology
that warrants frequent evaluations and imposes challenges in therapeutic strategies …

Apnea of prematurity (AOP) is a developmental sleep disorder which is yet to be completely
understood. Although there is some evidence of brainstem immaturity, there is nothing to …

Selected topics in the respiratory response to acute hypoxia in the fetus and newborn are
reviewed. Peripheral chemoreceptors acting through ionotrophic glutamate receptors play …

Laryngeal dynamics plays a major role during perinatal life, a period of respiratory control
immaturity. Continuous electromyographic (EMG) activity of a laryngeal adductor muscle …

Catathrenia (nocturnal groaning) is a rare condition characterized by monotonous irregular
groans occurring during sleep. Ten patients (five women; mean age: 27±7.4 years, range …

Stimulation of the superior laryngeal nerve (SLN) results in apnea in animals of different
species, the mechanism of which is not known. We studied the effect of the GABAA receptor …

Introduction 3. Establishment of successful air breathing at birth 3.1. Transition from a liquid-
filled lung to air breathing at birth 3.1. 1. Normal lung aeration at birth in newborn infants 3.1 …

Циркадианные ритмы и механизмы сна и бодрствования начинают формироваться в
эмбриональном периоде и проходят множество этапов развития, прежде чем пр …

Neonatal apneas are being studied in the laboratory using polysomnographic recordings in
lambs. Standard equipment, requiring animal restraint, disrupts sleep and prevents …

Objective: The objectives of this study were threefold: to document complete glottic closure
during artificially induced central apnea in lambs; to unequivocally confirm that …