Rapid eye movement-localized apnea in a female patient with chronic insomnia.
A middle-aged female patient with chronic insomnia showed rapid eye movement (REM)- localized obstructive sleep apnea. She visited the Sleep Disorders Clinic and complained of insomnia with loud snoring. Once, in the past, her sleep complaints had disappeared after weight reduction but, 6 months later, she complained of excessive daytime sleepiness. Overnight polysomnography revealed REM-localized apnea. Careful follow up is strongly recommended for a female patient with chronic insomnia who shows REM-localized apnea.
Kayukawa
Yuhei
Y
Health Administration Center, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan. kayuchan@adm.nitech.ac.jp
Okada
Tamotsu
T
Hayakawa
Toshiji
T
Imai
Makoto
M
Tomita
Satoe
S
Terashima
Masayoshi
M
Lan
Li
L
Ohta
Tatsuro
T
D006970:Disorders of Excessive Somnolence / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications; D017286:Polysomnography; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012895:Sleep, REM / Q000502:physiology; D012913:Snoring / Q000150:complications