[PDF] Top 20 The effects of Heidelberg Scalp Acupuncture on obstructive sleep apnea. - A Preliminar Study -

... periods of thought and acculturation in China and in world, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has been developing for centuries in clinical ...since the VII century BC, it was no longer regarded as ... See full document

... examined the effect of CPAP on cerebral activation on a verbal 1- and 2-back WM task in 17 OSAS patients ...number of prefrontal regions, bilateral precuneus, left putamen, left ... See full document

... Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a disorder characterized by repeated episodes of upper airway collapse during sleep ...[2]. The effects of OSA during sleep, ... See full document

... nootropics, the array of diverse symptoms that arouse with the disease, make these patients strong candidates for a “who takes more pills a day” ...percentage of AD patients, meaning that ... See full document

... homozygous. The differences in sleep latency and efficiency, as well as in the index of arousals per hour observed in APOE ε2 allele carriers remained significant, even after correction for ... See full document

... impact on the parasympathetic nerve function in subjects with normal respiration ...for the effects of these confounding factors when attempting to precisely estimate impairments in ... See full document

... prospective study we analyzed polysomnographic and ana- lytical data of male patients admitted to sleep ...laboratory. The aim was to evaluate metabolic/cardiovascular markers in snorers and ... See full document

... for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, such as weight loss, use of an oral appliance and continuous positive airway pressure, that can be used to reduce the signs and symptoms of ... See full document

... illness, the use of nitrates or drugs that could influence sleep, current alcohol or drug abuse, and a current or previous habit of smoking more than 10 cigarettes a ...based on ... See full document

... range of dysfunction ...Treatment of 10 severe OSA patients with nasal continuous positive air- way pressure (nCPAP) during 4 to 6 months normalized the majority of previously identified ... See full document

... studies of the effects of vitamin E on cognition and the role of inflammation and oxidative stress in OSA are ...uncontrolled study of 20 patients receiving ... See full document

... The effects of sleep disorders on the quality of life (QOL) have been documented in the ...QOL. The objective of the present study was ... See full document

... ensure the accuracy of these diagnostic codes, only the OSA patients diagnosed by polysomnography or by two patient claims records citing OSA a primary diagnosis were ...recorded. The AD ... See full document

... Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is an underdiagnosed condition characterized by recurrent episodes of obstruction of the upper airway leading to sleep fragmentation and ... See full document

... conclusion, the ESS and the Berlin Questionnaire as screening tools were unable to identify the presence of OSAS in patients with the triad of COPD, obesity, and OSAS in our ... See full document

... altered on OSA patients, suggesting them as predictor factors as ...trauma of snore, contributing for the insta- bility of upper airway, proved by complex tests, such as sensory measures by ... See full document

... subjects of both genders, aged ≥ 18 years with suspected ...any of the following reasons: current smokers, inhaled and/or systemic corticosteroids use, self-reported information of atopy or ... See full document

... In the present study, genders are similar concerning to age and ...to the data in literature, suggesting that male subjects would be prone to presenting OSA and its more severe form due to anatomical ... See full document

... since the mandible and the airway surround the tongue, and the tongue occupies the space between the maxillary and mandibular dental arches when the mandible is in its ... See full document

... Since the data showed a Gaussian distribution, the mean and standard deviation were calculated for each ...by the Student t-test and ANOVA. We used the logistic regres- sion to verify ... See full document