Publications-25
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Interfacing Sleep and Aging.
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Sleep disruption is one of the most challenging problems occurring with advancing age and additionally represents the most frequently expressed health complaint among the elderly (Monjan, |
Parasomnias.
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Definition:The class of sleep disorders known as parasomnias (L. para = next to; somnus = sleep) includes some of the most unusual, challenging, fascinating, and potentially instructive of all behavioral disorders. These are clinical disorders characterized by acute, abnormal behavioral or physiological events, associated with sleep...|
Validity of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index in Indian University Students.
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Objectives: Despite the demonstrated utility of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) in various demographic groups, it has never been validated in a sample of Indian subjects. To extend and confirm the PSQI’s applicability for South Asian subjects,...|
The Validity and Reliability of an Arabic Version of the STOP-Bang Questionnaire for Identifying Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
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Background:Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common, serious, under-recognized and under-diagnosed medical disorder. Polysomnography (PSG) is the gold standard diagnostic test for OSA; however, the cost of testing and the shortage of sleep disorders laboratories limit access to this tool...|
The Validity and Reliability of an Arabic Version of the STOP-Bang Questionnaire for Identifying Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
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Background: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common, serious, under-recognized and under-diagnosed medical disorder. Polysomnography (PSG) is the gold standard diagnostic test for OSA; however, the cost of testing and the shortage of sleep disorders laboratories limit access to this tool...|
Prevalence, clinical characteristics, and predictors of obesity hypoventilation syndrome in a large sample of Saudi patients with obstructive sleep apnea.
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Intermittent fasting does not influence the circadian pattern of melatonin when controlling for meals, light exposure and sleep schedules.
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Introduction: Melatonin is considered to be one of the best markers for circadian rhythm disruption, as individual melatonin profiles are highly reproducible and are less subject to masking factors than are other rhythm markers like core temperature and cortisol...|
Comorbid depression in obstructive sleep apnea: an under-recognized association.
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The success rate of split-night polysomnography and its impact on continuous positive airway pressure compliance.
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Objectives: With the increased volume of referrals of patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) for sleep studies, there is a great need for alternatives of the standard two-night polysomnography (PSG) like split-night PSG. Therefore, we conducted this study to determine the success rate of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)...|
Long-term compliance with continuous positive airway pressure in Saudi patients with obstructive sleep apnea. Aprospective cohort study.
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