title: Respiratory muscle activity during REM sleep in patients with diaphragm paralysis.
abstract: The diaphragm is the main inspiratory muscle during REM sleep. It was hypothesized that patients with isolated bilateral diaphragm paralysis (BDP) might not be able to sustain REM sleep. Polysomnography with EMG recordings was undertaken from accessory respiratory muscles in patients with BDP and normal subjects. Patients with BDP had a normal quantity of REM sleep (mean +/- SD, 18.6 +/- 7.5% of total sleep time) achieved by inspiratory recruitment of extradiaphragmatic muscles in both tonic and phasic REM, suggesting brainstem reorganization.
authors.affiliation: National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College School of Medicine, London, UK.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Bennett
authors.forename: H M A
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Dunroy
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Corfield
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hart
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Simonds
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Polkey
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Morrell
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015992:Body Mass Index; D004576:Electromyography; D005541:Forced Expiratory Volume; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D017286:Polysomnography; D012016:Reference Values; D012132:Respiratory Muscles / Q000502:physiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012133:Respiratory Paralysis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012895:Sleep, REM / Q000502:physiology; D014797:Vital Capacity; D014851:Wakefulness