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Miguel Meira E Cruz1, Meir H Kryger2, Charles M Morin3
1Sleep Unit, Centro Cardiovascular da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon School of Medicine, Lisbon, Portugal; International Center on Clinical Sleep Medicine and Research, Bahiana School of Medicine and Public Health, Salvador, Brazil; Neuroimmune Pain Interface Lab, Faculdade São Leopoldo Mandic, Campinas, Brazil.
Abstract:
Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) and insomnia have long been recognized as important sleep disrupters often associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Although they are often seen as divergent conditions, mainly because their cardinal symptoms (excessive daytime sleepiness, and sleep loss) differ, these two sleep disorders present with many common symptoms, which may hinder diagnosis and treatment. In addition to possible bidirectional pathways between SDB and insomnia, other factors such as circadian timing may play a role. In this paper, we review the mechanisms, differential clinical aspects, and implications of Comorbid Insomnia and Sleep Apnea, sometimes termed COMISA.
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