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Upper-Airway Resistance Syndrome: A Short History

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Upper-airway resistance syndrome is a pathological entity associated with nasal flow limitation and electroencephalography (EEG) changes during sleep leading to cognitive impairment complaints, poor sleep, and decreased quality of life. Associated with autonomic nervous system changes, the syndrome does not lead to oxygen saturation drops as arousal responses and continuous sleep disturbance allow maintenance of near-appropriate tidal volume.

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  1. Stanford Sleep Medicine Center, Stanford School of Medicine, Redwood City, CA, USA

    Brandon Richard Peters MD

  2. Sleep Medicine Division, Stanford University Outpatient Medical Center, 450 Broadway, 94063, Redwood City, CA, USA

    Christian Guilleminault DM, MD, DBiol

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  1. Department of Neurology, New Jersey Neuroscience Institute JFK Medical Center, Edison, New Jersey, USA

    Sudhansu Chokroverty

  2. Department of Neurology, Gui de Chauliac Hospital, Montpellier, France

    Michel Billiard

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Peters, B., Guilleminault, C. (2015). Upper-Airway Resistance Syndrome: A Short History. In: Chokroverty, S., Billiard, M. (eds) Sleep Medicine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2089-1_42

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