过渡性辐射诱导的严重阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停
Vinicius M Palma1, Pedro O T Silva1, Gilberto G S Formigoni1
1Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
概括
头部和部放射治疗可以导致严重的阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停 (OSA). 这项案例研究表明,放射治疗后的OSA症状可能会意外地消失,这表明它可能不是永久性的疾病.
科学领域:
- 在瘤学瘤学.
- 睡眠医学 睡眠医学
- 耳鼻喉科 耳鼻喉科 耳鼻喉科
背景情况:
- 头癌的放射治疗是发展或加剧阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停 (OSA) 的已知危险因素.
- 潜在的原因包括与治疗相关的神经功能损害,肌肉缩,胀和异口症.
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