Most obstructive sleep apnoea patients exhibit vigilance and attention deficits on an extended battery of tests

S Mazza, JL Pepin, B Naegele, J Plante… - European …, 2005 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Excessive daytime sleepiness, fatigue and altered attention are often experienced by
obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) patients. Although attentional problems are presumably …

A behavioural test to assess daytime sleepiness in obstructive sleep apnoea

L Bennett, J Stradling, R Davies - Journal of sleep research, 1997 - Wiley Online Library
Daytime sleepiness is an important symptom of obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS).
The standard tests for its objective quantification use EEG recordings, and are time …

Excessive daytime sleepiness in patients suffering from different levels of obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome

Sauter, Asenbaum, Popovic, Bauer… - Journal of sleep …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) is a frequent symptom of patients with obstructive sleep
apnoea (OSA). EDS is a high‐risk factor for accidents at work and on the road. Thirty …

Does arousal frequency predict daytime function?

RN Kingshott, HM Engleman, IJ Deary… - European Respiratory …, 1998 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Patients with the sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome (SAHS) have impaired daytime
function with demonstrable sleepiness and impaired cognition. The hypothesis that brief …

Neuropsychological function in obstructive sleep apnoea

H Engleman, D Joffe - Sleep Medicine Reviews, 1999 - Elsevier
Patients with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) experience neuropsychological deficits falling
broadly into the four areas of daytime sleepiness, cognitive deficits, reduced driving …

Residual sleepiness in obstructive sleep apnoea: phenotype and related symptoms

C Vernet, S Redolfi, V Attali, E Konofal… - European …, 2011 - Eur Respiratory Soc
The characteristics of residual excessive sleepiness (RES), defined by an Epworth score>
10 in adequately treated apnoeic patients, are unknown. 40 apnoeic patients, with (n= 20) …

Diagnostic criteria for the sleep apnoea syndrome: time for consensus

WT McNicholas - European Respiratory Journal, 1996 - Eur Respiratory Soc
The traditional diagnosis of sleep apnoea syndrome has been based on a particular apnoea
frequency during sleep, and was originally set at≥ 5 apnoeas· h-1 of sleep during the 1970s …

Obstructive sleep apnoea in the general population: highly prevalent but minimal symptoms

ES Arnardottir, E Bjornsdottir… - European respiratory …, 2016 - Eur Respiratory Soc
The aim was to assess the prevalence of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) as defined by an
apnoea–hypopnea index (AHI)≥ 15 in the middle-aged general population, and the …

Determinants of subjective sleepiness in suspected obstructive sleep apnoea

I Koutsourelakis, E Perraki, A Bonakis… - Journal of sleep …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Although daytime sleepiness is commonly associated with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA),
the relationship between OSA severity and subjective sleepiness has been documented …

Daytime sleepiness after long-term continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

E Sforza, J Krieger - Journal of the neurological sciences, 1992 - Elsevier
A modified maintenance of wakefulness test was performed in 58 patients with obstructive
sleep apnea (OSA) syndrome before treatment and after long-term (554±28 days) home …