title: Evaluation of the adult with sleep apnea.
abstract: Twenty-seven cases of adult sleep apnea are reported. The patients were studied with all-night polysomnography. Seven (26%) had predominately obstructive sleep apnea, while another seven (26%) had predominantly central sleep apnea. Thirteen patients (48%) were found to have a mixed pattern. Obesity was not a reliable guideline for predicting differential etiology. We conclude that sleep studies with specific monitoring are essential in the evaluation of the adult with sleep apnea prior to therapeutic intervention.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy