Headache in sleep apnea syndrome
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Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy (DISE) with Target Controlled Infusion (TCI) and Bispectral Analysis in Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Published on: December 6, 2016
Fethi Idiman1, Ibrahim Oztura, Baris Baklan
1Department of Neurology, Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey.
Objective:
To find out whether there is a relationship between the headache characteristics and polysomnographic findings in patients with prediagnosis of the sleep apnea syndrome (SAS) and, if there is, to search for its possible cause.
Background:
Chronic morning headache is considered by many to be an important part of the SAS. Some reports support this relationship, and some do not.
Methods:
We questioned 75 patients with SAS about headache. Headaches were classified according to the International Headache Society (IHS-88) system. We evaluated the relationship between headache and polysomnographic findings.
Results:
There was no statistically significant relationship between headache and apnea hypopnea index (AHI) or minimal oxygen saturation (P >.05).
Conclusions:
We could not demonstrate a statistically significant relationship between headache, AHI, and minimal oxygen saturation in our patients with SAS.
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