Sleep disordered breathing during REM sleep in Freeman-Sheldon syndrome.
OBJECTIVE
To examine the sleep-disordered breathing in patients with Freeman-Sheldon syndrome (FSS).


METHODS
One night polysomnography was performed for 2 teenage FSS patients.


RESULTS
They showed frequent obstructive sleep apnea exclusively during rapid-eye-movement sleep.


CONCLUSIONS
FSS is a risk factor for the occurrence of sleep disordered breathing.
Kohyama
J
J
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan. jkohyama.ped@tmd.ac.jp
Shiiki
T
T
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000473:pathology*; D000328:Adult; D005145:Face / Q000002:abnormalities*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D012895:Sleep, REM; D013577:Syndrome