upper airway resistance syndrome

One of 3 entities along the spectrum of obstructive sleep disordered breathing syndromes which include: 1) primary snoring 2) upper airway resistance syndrome 3) obstructive sleep apnea Pathology: 1) increased ventilatory effort 2) recurrent electroencephalographic arousals 3) no apnea or hypopneas Clinical manifestations: - excessive daytime hypersomnolence Laboratory: - quantifiable measurement of respiratory effort - esophageal pressure monitoring Management: oral appliances

Related

obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) snoring

General

sleep disordered breathing (SDB) syndrome

References

Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 11, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 1998