title: Rapid eye movement-localized apnea in a female patient with chronic insomnia.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Health Administration Center, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan. kayuchan@adm.nitech.ac.jp
authors.forename: Yuhei
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kayukawa
authors.forename: Tamotsu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Okada
authors.forename: Toshiji
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hayakawa
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Imai
authors.forename: Satoe
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tomita
authors.forename: Masayoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Terashima
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lan
authors.forename: Tatsuro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ohta
mesh_terms: 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