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Article: Research from Laval University reveals new findings on obstructive sleep apnea.(Report)
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- Biotech Week
- Article date:
- November 4, 2009
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"Upper airway collapse does not occur during wake in obstructive sleep apnea patients. This points to wake-related compensatory mechanisms, and possibly to a modified corticomotor control of upper airway dilator muscles," scientists in Canada report (see also Obstructive Sleep Apnea).
"The objectives of the study were to characterize the responsiveness of the genioglossus to transcranial magnetic stimulation during respiratory and non-respiratory facilitatory maneuvers in obstructive sleep apnea patients, and to compare it to the responsiveness of the diaphragm, with reference to normal controls. Motor evoked potentials of the genioglossus and of the diaphragm, ...