Central sympathetic nervous system reinforcement in obstructive sleep apnoea
The available studies on cerebrovascular reactivity and cerebral oxygenation in obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) patients brought conflicting results, yet the overall evidence suggests that resting state cerebral perfusion is diminished in these patients. Interestingly, in a group of healthy professional breath-hold divers who are exercising very long apnoeas – episodes corresponding to the ones observed in patients with OSA – demonstrated that cerebral oxygenation may remain stable at the expense of extreme sympathetic nervous system (SNS) activation. (Source: Sleep Medicine Reviews)
Source: Sleep Medicine Reviews - September 9, 2017 Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Magdalena Wszedybyl-Winklewska, Jacek Wolf, Arkadiusz Szarmach, Pawel J. Winklewski, Edyta Szurowska, Krzysztof Narkiewicz Tags: Theoretical Review Source Type: research
Central sympathetic nervous system reinforcement in obstructive sleep apnoea
The available studies on cerebrovascular reactivity and cerebral oxygenation in obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) patients brought conflicting results, yet the overall evidence suggests that resting state cerebral perfusion is diminished in these patients. Interestingly, in a group of healthy professional breath-hold divers who are exercising very long apnoeas - episodes corresponding to the ones observed in patients with OSA - demonstrated that cerebral oxygenation may remain stable at the expense of extreme sympathetic nervous system (SNS) activation. (Source: Sleep Medicine Reviews)
Source: Sleep Medicine Reviews - September 9, 2017 Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Magdalena Wszedybyl-Winklewska, Jacek Wolf, Arkadiusz Szarmach, Pawel J. Winklewski, Edyta Szurowska, Krzysztof Narkiewicz Tags: Technical Review Source Type: research
Sleep, sleep apnea and atrial fibrillation: Questions and answers
Sleep apnea (SA) is a common sleep disorder increasingly recognized as a risk for cardiovascular disease. Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. An increasing number of investigations in recent years have linked SA to AF. In this review, we aim to provide a critical overview of the existing evidence in a question and answer format by addressing the following: What is the prevalent association between the two conditions (separating nocturnally detected AF episodes from AF as a prevalent condition)? Is SA a risk factor for incident AF? Is SA ...
Source: Sleep Medicine Reviews - September 4, 2017 Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Younghoon Kwon, Ryan J. Koene, Alan R. Johnson, Gen-Min Lin, John D. Ferguson Tags: Clinical Review Source Type: research
Sleep, Sleep Apnea and Atrial Fibrillation: Questions and Answers
Sleep apnea (SA) is a common sleep disorder increasingly recognized as a risk for cardiovascular disease. Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. An increasing number of investigations in recent years have linked SA to AF. In this review, we aim to provide a critical overview of the existing evidence in a question and answer format by addressing the following: What is the prevalent association between the two conditions (separating nocturnally detected AF episodes from AF as a prevalent condition)? Is SA a risk factor for incident AF? Is SA ...
Source: Sleep Medicine Reviews - September 4, 2017 Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Younghoon Kwon, Ryan J. Koene, Alan Johnson, Gen-Min Lin, John Ferguson Tags: Clinical Review Source Type: research
The mechanisms of action underlying the efficacy of psychological nightmare treatments: A systematic review and thematic analysis of discussed hypotheses
This study combines a systematic review with a qualitative thematic analysis to identify and categorize the existing proposed mechanisms of action (MAs) of nightmare treatments. The systematic review allowed for a great number of scholarly publications on supported psychological treatments for nightmares to be identified. Characteristics of the study and citations regarding potential MAs were extracted using a standardized coding grid. (Source: Sleep Medicine Reviews)
Source: Sleep Medicine Reviews - September 1, 2017 Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Andr éanne Rousseau, Geneviève Belleville Tags: Theoretical Review Source Type: research
The mechanisms of action underlying the efficacy of psychological nightmare treatments: A systematic review and thematic analysis of discussed hypotheses
This study combines a systematic review with a qualitative thematic analysis to identify and categorize the existing proposed mechanisms of action (MA) of nightmare treatments. The systematic review allowed for a great number of scholarly publications on supported psychological treatments for nightmares to be identified. Characteristics of the study and citations regarding potential MAs were extracted using a standardized coding grid. (Source: Sleep Medicine Reviews)
Source: Sleep Medicine Reviews - September 1, 2017 Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Rousseau Andr éanne, Belleville Geneviève Source Type: research
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Source: Sleep Medicine Reviews - August 31, 2017 Category: Sleep Medicine Source Type: research
The resilient brain and the guardians of sleep: New perspectives on old assumptions
Resilience is the capacity of a system, enterprise or a person to maintain its core purpose and integrity in the face of dramatically changed circumstances. In human physiology, resilience is the capacity of adaptively overcoming stress and adversity while maintaining normal psychological and physical functioning. In this review, we investigate the resilient strategies of sleep. First, we discuss the concept of brain resilience, highlighting the modular structure of small-world networking, neuronal plasticity and critical brain behavior. (Source: Sleep Medicine Reviews)
Source: Sleep Medicine Reviews - August 23, 2017 Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Liborio Parrino, Anna Elisabetta Vaudano Tags: Theoretical Review Source Type: research
The resilient brain and the guardians of sleep: new perspectives on old assumptions
Resilience is the capacity of a system, enterprise or a person to maintain its core purpose and integrity in the face of dramatically changed circumstances. In human physiology, resilience is the capacity of adaptively overcoming stress and adversity while maintaing normal psychological and physical functioning. In this review, we investigate the resilient strategies of sleep. First, we discuss the concept of brain resilience, highlighting the modular structure of small-world networking, neuronal plasticity and critical brain behaviour. (Source: Sleep Medicine Reviews)
Source: Sleep Medicine Reviews - August 23, 2017 Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Liborio Parrino, Anna Elisabetta Vaudano Tags: Clinical Review Source Type: research
Genetics of restless legs syndrome: An update
A major role of genetic factors in the risk of developing restless legs syndrome (RLS) is supported by the high frequency of positive family history of RLS in patients affected with this disease, and the higher concordance rates in monozygotic twins compared with dizygotic ones in twin studies. In this review we have focused on those reports describing inheritance patterns of RLS, genetic anticipation, the results of studies performed on positivity of family history of RLS, twin studies, linkage studies in familial RLS, genome-wide association studies (GWAS), exome sequencing studies, and case –control association studie...
Source: Sleep Medicine Reviews - August 22, 2017 Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: F élix J. Jiménez-Jiménez, Hortensia Alonso-Navarro, Elena García-Martín, José A.G. Agúndez Tags: Clinical Review Source Type: research
Genetics of restless legs syndrome: An update
A major role of genetic factors in the risk of developing restless legs syndrome (RLS) is supported by the high frequency of positive family history of RLS in patients affected with this disease, and the higher concordance rates in monozygotic twins compared with dizygotic ones in twin studies. In this review we have focused on those reports describing inheritance patterns of RLS, genetic anticipation, the results of studies performed on positivity of family history of RLS, twin studies, linkage studies in familial RLS, genome-wide association studies (GWAS), exome sequencing studies, and case-control association studies o...
Source: Sleep Medicine Reviews - August 22, 2017 Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: F élix Javier Jiménez-Jiménez, Hortensia Alonso-Navarro, Elena García-Martín, José A.G. Agúndez Tags: Clinical Review Source Type: research
Effects of sleep changes on pain-related health outcomes in the general population: A systematic review of longitudinal studies with exploratory meta-analysis
Emerging longitudinal research has highlighted poor sleep as a risk factor of a range of adverse health outcomes, including disabling pain conditions. In establishing the causal role of sleep in pain, it remains to be clarified whether sleep deterioration over time is a driver of pain and whether sleep improvement can mitigate pain-related outcomes. A systematic literature search was performed using PubMed MEDLINE, Ovid EMBASE, and Proquest PsycINFO, to identify 16 longitudinal studies involving 61,000 participants. (Source: Sleep Medicine Reviews)
Source: Sleep Medicine Reviews - August 18, 2017 Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Esther F. Afolalu, Fatanah Ramlee, Nicole K.Y. Tang Tags: Clinical Review Source Type: research
Empirical research evaluating the effects of non-traditional approaches to enhancing sleep in typical and clinical children and young people
This paper examines the effects of non-traditional (non-behavioural and non-prescription pharmaceutical) approaches to sleep in children and young people (0 –18 y). A systematic search identified 79 studies that met inclusion criteria. Seventeen percent of the studies were rated as having a conclusive level of evidence, forty-two percent with preponderant evidence and forty-one percent with only suggestive evidence. There were promising indications, w ith certain populations only, for aromatherapy, ketogenic diets, an elimination diet (few foods diet), elimination of cow's milk, avoidance of caffeine, tryptophan with ade...
Source: Sleep Medicine Reviews - July 29, 2017 Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Karyn G. France, Laurie K. McLay, Jolene E. Hunter, Madeline L.S. France Tags: Clinical Review Source Type: research
Empirical research evaluating the effects of non-traditional approaches to enhancing sleep in typical and clinical children and young people
This paper examines the effects of non-traditional (non-behavioural and non-prescription pharmaceutical) approaches on sleep in children and young people (0-18 years). A systematic search identified 79 studies that met inclusion criteria. Seventeen percent of the studies were rated as having a conclusive level of evidence, forty-two percent with preponderant evidence and forty-one percent with only suggestive evidence. There were promising indications, with certain populations only, for aromatherapy, ketagenic diets, an elimination diet (few foods diet), elimination of cows milk, avoidance of caffeine, tryptophan with aden...
Source: Sleep Medicine Reviews - July 29, 2017 Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Karyn G. France, Laurie K. McLay, Jolene E. Hunter, Madeline L.S. France Tags: Clinical Review Source Type: research
