REM sleep behavior disorder and vocal cord paralysis in Machado-Joseph disease.

We evaluated the occurrence of REM sleep behaviour disorder (RBD) and vocal cord abductor paralysis (VCAP) in a group of 9 Machado-Joseph disease (MJD) patients. RBD was diagnosed by clinical history plus audiovisual polysomnography in 4 men and 1 woman (55%). While dreaming, 4 fell out of the bed and the other injured his arms. Laryngoscopy detected bilateral VCAP in 1 patient with stridor who required emergency tracheotomy, and partial vocal cord abductor restriction in 2. RBD and VCAP are two potentially injurious conditions that should be considered part of the clinical spectrum of MJD.     

阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停患者临床表现与上气道阻塞部位关系的探讨

目的 观察一组AHI接近的阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停综合征（OSAS）患者中上气道阻塞部位对多导睡眠监测（PSG）图及临床表现的影响。方法选取36例AHI为30—40的成年男性OSAS患者行再次整夜PSG，加同步上气道及食道压力监测确定上气道最低阻塞部位。比较上气道最低阻塞部位在软腭水平、舌根水平和下咽水平的不同患者中PSG相关参数：平均SaO2、最低SaO2、最长阻塞性呼吸暂停事件时间、呼吸暂停事件中SaO2下降率（dSaO2／dt）、微觉醒指数；以及部分临床表现参数：白日嗜睡程度、入睡前收缩压／清晨收缩压、入睡前舒张压／清晨舒张压以及高血压发生率。结果平均SaO2、最长阻塞性呼吸暂停事件时间和入睡前收缩压／清晨收缩压比值在3种不同上气道最低阻塞部位患者中差异无显著性（P〉0．05），但与软腭水平相比，舌根水平和下咽水平的最低Sa02降低（P〉0．05），dSaO2／dt（％／s）比值增高（P〈0．05），微觉醒指数及白日嗜睡评分增高（P〈0．01），入睡前舒张压／清晨舒张压比值降低（P〈0．05），最低SaO2〈80％的发生率增高（P〈0．01）以及高血压的发生率增高（P〈0．01）。结论AHI接近的OSAS患者上气道阻塞部位在舌根水平以下者与软腭以上水平者相比，阻塞性呼吸暂停事件的致缺氧效率和程度提高，OSAS的临床表现加重。     

230例打鼾患者多导睡眠图分析

目的　探讨多导睡眠图 (PSG)对睡眠呼吸暂停综合征 (SAS)的诊断价值及睡眠呼吸暂停综合征 (SAS)对睡眠结构、血氧、心血管系统的影响。方法　对 2 30例打鼾患者进行多导睡眠图监测。结果　 2 30例诊断SAS10 8例 (46 9% ) ,单纯鼾症 (SS) 12 2例 ,SAS与SS组两组相比在睡眠结构、呼吸紊乱、血氧、心血管系统变化等差异有显著性。结论　PSG是诊断SAS、判定病情程度、指导治疗的一种良好方法     

睡眠呼吸障碍与心律失常的临床探讨

目的探讨呼吸障碍患者低通气时出现心律失常的发生情况，及不同类型的睡眠障碍诱发心律失常的临床特点。方法654例患者在多导睡眠图（PSG）监测的同时，观察心电图的动态变化，并对睡眠呼吸障碍时发生心律失常的临床特点进行分析。结果睡眠障碍组发生心律失常的情况显著增加，在OSAS类型睡眠障碍时尤为显著。结论睡眠呼吸暂停越严重，心律失常的发生率越高；此时是否有必要单纯应用抗心律失常药物需要临床研究进一步探讨。     

Oxidative stress and sleep apnoea in clinically healthy infants in the first year of life

Summary Question of the study   Respiratory instability as well as tissue damage by free radicals (oxidative stress) have been hypothesized to play a role in cases of sudden and unexpected infant death in the first year of life. The ratio of the oxidized/reduced form of redox compounds in the circulation could be used as a marker of oxidative stress. Therefore, the sleep apnoea rate and redox status of coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) (percentage of the oxidized form in total CoQ10) were measured in a population of clinically healthy infants in their first year of life in order to study whether a physiological parameter of respiratory instability is related to a biochemical parameter of oxidative stress. Patients and methods   Between May and December 1999, 323 infants in the first year of life were referred to a paediatric sleep laboratory. Sleep apnoea rate, periodic breathing and parameters of oxygenation (SaO₂ and TcPO₂) were calculated based on polysomnographic recordings. The CoQ10 redox status was calculated based on high-pressure liquid chromatographic (HPLC) analysis. Results   Statistical analysis showed an age-dependent decrease in apnoea rate ( r = – 0.38) and CoQ10 redox status ( r = – 0.40). An increased CoQ10 redox status (median: 16.6 %; range: 7.3 – 29.7 %) was found in infants with high apnoea rates above the 90^th percentile of a reference group in comparison with infants with apnoea rates below the 90^th percentile of a reference group (median: 10.4 %; range: 5.1 – 20.4 %; P = 0.031). Conclusions   These findings may indicate that high apnoea rates are accompanied by increased formation of free radicals in clinically healthy infants in the first year of life.     

阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停综合征腭咽成形术前后多导睡眠图的变化

为评价悬雍垂腭咽成形成术 (UPPP)在治疗阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停综合征 (OSAS)中的意义 ,我们通过多导睡眠图记录仪观察了 13例OSAS患者在接受UPPP前后多导睡眠图的变化。结果显示 :13例患者中 9例有效 ,有效率为 6 9%。提示并非所有接受UPPP的OSAS患者均有效 ,UPPP仅能作为OSAS治疗的方法     

Predictive value of specific risk factors, symptoms and signs, in diagnosing obstructive sleep apnoea and its severity

SUMMARY  A positive diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is based on a combination of characteristic symptoms and polysomnographic findings. The present study evaluated the specificity and sensitivity of several risk factors, signs and symptoms in predicting an Apnoea Index in 86 patients referred to the sleep laboratory with suspected OSA. All 86 subjects completed a detailed questionnaire, were interviewed, underwent a brief physical examination, and then a whole-night polysomnographic study. Stepwise multiple regression analysis revealed that self reporting on apnoeas, neck circumference index (NCI), age, and a tendency to fall asleep unintentionally, were all significant positive predictors of apnoea index (AI), explaining 41.8% of the variability. The sensitivity of the model for predicting OSA (taking OSA as AI>10) was 92.2%, specificity was 18.2% and the positive predictive value was 76.6%. Raising the cut-off AI values resulted in decreased sensitivity and increased specificity. Applying the predicting equation of AI to another group of 50 patients referred to the sleep laboratory with suspected OSA revealed similar results. However, running the equation on 105 offspring of OSA patients who did not complain of OSA-associated symptoms resulted in 32% sensitivity and 94% specificity in predicting OSA. It is concluded that questionnaires, interviews and physical examination, can only vaguely predict AI, and cannot replace polysomnographic recordings. However, the low rates of false negative in predicting AI > 10, and the low rates of false positive in predicting AI > 50, can be used for specific purposes.     

Nocturnal sleep spindle activity in blind subjects

To determine spindle activity during sleep in congenitally blind subjects, electroencephalogram sleep recordings were done on two or three consecutive nights in five subjects aged in their 20s and 30s. The number per minute and the duration of sleep spindles, scored visually, were compared with the data of sighted persons of comparable ages. The results indicated that the total number of sleep spindles a night was ranged from 117 to 585, and the number per minute ranged 0.52 to 2.06 during stage 2. Both values were much less than the values of sighted persons.     

无抽搐电休克治疗对男性抑郁症病人多导睡眠图的影响

目的:探讨无抽搐电休克(MECT)治疗对抑郁症病人睡眠脑电活动的影响。方法:应用多导睡眠图(PSG)对12例男性首发抑郁症病人在MECT治疗前后进行整夜PSG记录,观察MECT治疗前后PSG的变化。结果:与正常对照组比较,病人组睡眠总时间减少、睡眠潜伏期延迟、觉醒增加、快动眼睡眠(REM)时间增多、REM潜伏期缩短、S1和S2增加以及慢波睡眠减少。病人组经过MECT治疗后PSG显示睡眠总时间增加[治疗前:(342±s51)min,治疗后:(437±25)min,t值11.840,P<0.01],睡眠潜伏期缩短[治疗前:(68±12)min,治疗后:(56±7)min,t值4.249,P<0.01],觉醒时间减少[治疗前:(163±43)min,治疗后:(30±7)min,t值10.409,P<0.01],REM睡眠时间减少[治疗前:(164±19)min,治疗后:(120±5)min,t值9.333,P<0.01],S1减少[治疗前:(46±15)min,治疗后:(39±11)min,t值5.071,P<0.01],慢波睡眠增加[治疗前:(34±19)min,治疗后:(99±7)min,t值-13.146,P<0.01]。REM潜伏期和S2未见明显变化(P>0.05)。结论:MECT有改善睡眠的作用。这可能是MECT起到治疗抑郁症的重要机制之一。