Sleep-disordered breathing in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

KA Ferguson, MJ Strong, D Ahmad, CFP George - Chest, 1996 - Elsevier
Objective The purpose of this study was to assess sleep and breathing in patients with
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) with bulbar muscle involvement. Design Prospective …

Sleep characteristics of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in patients with preserved diaphragmatic function

A Atalaia, MD Carvalho, T Evangelista… - Amyotrophic Lateral …, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
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 …

Sleep-disordered breathing at an early stage of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

K Kimura, N Tachibana, J Kimura… - Journal of the neurological …, 1999 - Elsevier
Eighteen amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients having neither respiratory complaints
nor subjective symptoms of sleep disturbance were studied by using an ambulatory multi …

Polysomnographic studies in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

WS David, SR Bundlie, Z Mahdavi - Journal of the neurological sciences, 1997 - Elsevier
We retrospectively reviewed 17 polysomnograms (PSG) in symptomatic amyotrophic lateral
sclerosis (ALS) patients to assess the type and frequency of sleep disordered events and …

Sleep disorders and diaphragmatic function in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

I Arnulf, T Similowski, F Salachas, L Garma… - American journal of …, 2000 - atsjournals.org
In amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), the progressive loss of upper and lower motor
neurons leads to respiratory failure, often with predominant diaphragm dysfunction, and …

[PDF][PDF] Sleep-related breathing disorders in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

C Santos, A Braghiroli, L Mazzini… - Monaldi archives for …, 2003 - researchgate.net
Sleep-related breathing disorders in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. C. Santos, A. Braghiroli,
L. Mazzini, R. Pratesi, LV Franco Oliveira, G. Mora. Sleep-related breathing events in …

Unexpectedly severe sleep and respiratory pathology in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

GM Barthlen, DJ Lange - European Journal of Neurology, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
Daytime fatigue and sleep disturbance are frequent complaints in patients with amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis (ALS). However, polysomnographic data are sparse. Nocturnal respiratory …

Effects of non-invasive ventilation on objective sleep and nocturnal respiration in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

M Boentert, I Brenscheidt, C Glatz, P Young - Journal of neurology, 2015 - Springer
In amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), non-invasive ventilation (NIV) is indicated if sleep-
disordered breathing (SDB), daytime hypercapnia, or significant diaphragmatic weakness is …

Sleep–wake disturbances in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

DL Coco, P Mattaliano, R Spataro… - Journal of Neurology …, 2011 - jnnp.bmj.com
Objective To evaluate the frequency, severity and determinants of sleep disturbances in
patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Methods Information about night-time …

Prevalence of sleep apnoea and capnographic detection of nocturnal hypoventilation in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

M Boentert, C Glatz, C Helmle, A Okegwo… - Journal of Neurology …, 2018 - jnnp.bmj.com
Objective This retrospective study aimed to investigate whether overnight oxymetry and
early morning blood gas analysis predict nocturnal hypoventilation (NH) as reflected by …