| Literature DB >> 14718717 |
J R Bennett1, H M A Dunroy, D R Corfield, N Hart, A K Simonds, M I Polkey, M J Morrell.
Abstract
The diaphragm is the main inspiratory muscle during REM sleep. It was hypothesized that patients with isolated bilateral diaphragm paralysis (BDP) might not be able to sustain REM sleep. Polysomnography with EMG recordings was undertaken from accessory respiratory muscles in patients with BDP and normal subjects. Patients with BDP had a normal quantity of REM sleep (mean +/- SD, 18.6 +/- 7.5% of total sleep time) achieved by inspiratory recruitment of extradiaphragmatic muscles in both tonic and phasic REM, suggesting brainstem reorganization.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 14718717 DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000101719.84675.e0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neurology ISSN: 0028-3878 Impact factor: 9.910