Effect of CPAP therapy on catathrenia and OSA: A case report and review of the literature
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2008
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Introduction: Catathrenia is a rare, idiopathic, sleep-related respiratory condition characterized by irregular groans, which occur during prolonged expiration in sleep. The origins of catathrenia remain inexplicable, the long-term prognosis unexplained. Moreover, empirical treatment with neither pharmacological nor non-pharmacological approaches was satisfactory. Case report: We report a case of catathrenia with concurrent obstructive sleep apnea complicated with pulmonary hypertension and reviewed the literature. Discussion: Treatment with nasal continuous positive airway pressure resulted in marked improvement of catathrenia, obstructive sleep apnea, daytime dyspnea, and pulmonary hypertension for our patient. We think that nasal continuous positive airway pressure can be an option for the treatment of this infrequent but sometimes very disturbing sleep disorder. © Springer-Verlag 2008.
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Adult , Continuous Positive Airway Pressure , Exhalation , Female , Follow-Up Studies , Humans , Hypertension, Pulmonary , Parasomnias , Polysomnography , Pulmonary Wedge Pressure , Respiratory Sounds , Sleep Apnea, Obstructive , abnormal respiratory sound , adult , article , case report , catathrenia , daytime dyspnea , dyspnea , electromyogram , fatigue , female , human , intercostal muscle , loud groaning episode , polysomnography , positive end expiratory pressure , priority journal , pulmonary hypertension , rectus abdominis muscle , REM sleep , sleep apnea syndrome , sleep disorder , sleep disordered breathing , sleep stage , sleep time , treatment response