Breathing Irregularity Is Independently Associated With the Severity of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Patients With Multiple System Atrophy

Conclusions:Patients with MSA had more breathing irregularity. In patients with MSA, breathing instability may be a more influential factor for OSA than BMI.Commentary:A commentary on this article appears in this issue on page 1641.Citation:Nakayama H, Hokari S, Ohshima Y, Matsuto T, Shimohata T. Breathing irregularity is independently associated with the severity of obstructive sleep apnea in patients with multiple system atrophy.J Clin Sleep Med. 2018;14(10):1661–1667.
Source: Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine : JCSM - Category: Sleep Medicine Source Type: research