Peripheral neuropathy linked to obstructive sleep apnea?

Schmidt, Siegfried; Rodrigues, Anthony; Lupi, Maria Elisa; Wong, Fong

Schmidt, Siegfried; Rodrigues, Anthony; Lupi, Maria Elisa; Wong, Fong.

Affiliation

Schmidt S; Department of Community Health and Family Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA. Email: Fwong@dental.ufl.edu.

J Fam Pract ; 62(10): 577-8, 2013 Oct.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24143351

ABSTRACT

OSA may not be the first thing that comes to mind when examining a patient with peripheral neuropathy, but treating the sleep disorder can produce surprising benefits.

Subject(s)

Continuous Positive Airway Pressure; Peripheral Nervous System Diseases/etiology; Peripheral Nervous System Diseases/therapy; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive/complications; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive/therapy; Body Mass Index; Continuous Positive Airway Pressure/methods; Female; Gastroesophageal Reflux/complications; Humans; Hypercholesterolemia/complications; Hypertension/complications; Hypothyroidism/complications; Middle Aged; Obesity/complications; Osteoporosis/complications; Peripheral Nervous System Diseases/diagnosis; Quality of Life; Risk Factors; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive/diagnosis; Treatment Outcome

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Etiology_studies / Risk_factors_studies Aspects: Patient_preference Limits: Female / Humans / Middle aged Language: En Journal: J Fam Pract Year: 2013 Document type: Article Country of publication: United States

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