RELATIONSHIP OF NASAL CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE TO PERIODICLIMB MOVEMENT DISORDER IN A PATIENT WITHOUT SLEEP-APNEA

Authors
MCCALL WV HAPONIK E
Citation
Wv. Mccall et E. Haponik, RELATIONSHIP OF NASAL CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE TO PERIODICLIMB MOVEMENT DISORDER IN A PATIENT WITHOUT SLEEP-APNEA, Chest, 103(5), 1993, pp. 1609-1611
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Respiratory System
Journal title
Chest → ACNP
ISSN journal
00123692
Volume
103
Issue
5
Year of publication
1993
Pages
1609 - 1611
Database
ISI
SICI code
0012-3692(1993)103:5<1609:RONCPA>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
The treatment of sleep apnea with nasal continuous positive airway pre ssure (CPAP) occasionally has been associated with the appearance of p eriodic limb movement (PLM) disorder, but it has not been clear whethe r (PAP induces PLM, or whether the PLM is simply disguised until apnea is treated. We report the emergence of PLM after the inadvertent appl ication of CPAP in a patient without sleep apnea.