Effects of body position on sleep related disordered breathing in a patient with Steinert's disease

Pradella, Márcia; Sunseri, Maria; Ferrière, Gérard

doi:10.1590/S0004-282X1993000400018

Abstracts

Sudden changes in respiratory patterns observed during polysomnographic studies may suggest a positional form of SAHS (sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome). We report the case of a 37-year-old patient with Steinert's disease with this form of SAHS. Breathing during sleep could be regularized by a simple positional control.

sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (SAHS); Steinert's disease; positional sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome

A observação de mudanças abruptas do padrão respiratório durante estudo poligráfico do sono pode sugerir que estamos diante de síndrome de apnéia-hipopnéia ligada ao sono (SAHS) associada à postura adotada durante o sono pelo paciente. Relatamos o caso de um paciente de 37 anos com doença de Steinert e esta forma de SAHS. A respiração durante o sono pode ser regularizada por simples controle postural.

síndrome de apnéia-hipopnéia do sono (SAHS); doença de Steinert; síndrome de apnéia-hipopnéia posicional do sono

Márcia Pradella; Maria Sunseri; Gérard Ferrière

Sleep Laboratory, St. Luc training Hospital, Université Catholique de Louvain (Av. Hippocrate 10, 1200 Brussels, Belgium)

SUMMARY

Sudden changes in respiratory patterns observed during polysomnographic studies may suggest a positional form of SAHS (sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome). We report the case of a 37-year-old patient with Steinert's disease with this form of SAHS. Breathing during sleep could be regularized by a simple positional control.

Key words: sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (SAHS), Steinert's disease, positional sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome.

RESUMO

A observação de mudanças abruptas do padrão respiratório durante estudo poligráfico do sono pode sugerir que estamos diante de síndrome de apnéia-hipopnéia ligada ao sono (SAHS) associada à postura adotada durante o sono pelo paciente. Relatamos o caso de um paciente de 37 anos com doença de Steinert e esta forma de SAHS. A respiração durante o sono pode ser regularizada por simples controle postural.

Palavras-chave: síndrome de apnéia-hipopnéia do sono (SAHS), doença de Steinert, síndrome de apnéia-hipopnéia posicional do sono.

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Acknowledgements  The authors would like to thank the director of the Sleep Laboratory at St. Luc training Hospital, Prof. G. Aubert, for her helpful remarks.

Aceite: 9-junho-1993.

Dra. Márcia Pradella Rua Isidoro Garcez 12 - 88063-000 Florianópolis SC - Brasil.

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Effects of body position on sleep related disordered breathing in a patient with Steinert's disease

Efeito da posição corporal sobre distúrbio respiratório relacionado ao sono em um paciente com doença de Steinert

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[1] 1. Cartwright RD. Effect of sleep position on sleep apnea severity. Sleep 1984, 7:110-114.

[2] 2. De Koninck J, Gagnon P, Lallier S. Sleep positions in the young adult and their relationship with the subjective quality of sleep. Sleep 1983, 6:52-59.

[3] 3. De Koninck J, Lorrain D, Gagnon P. Sleep positions and position shifts in five age groups: an ontogenetic picture. Sleep 1992, 15:143-149.

[4] 4. George CF, Millar TW, Kryger MH. Sleep apnea and body position during sleep. Sleep 1988, 11:90-99.

[5] 5. Lerner SA, Cecil WT. The effect of sleeping posture on obstructive sleep apnea. Chest 1984, 86:327.

[6] 6. Pevernagie DA, Shepard WJr. Relations between sleep stage, posture and effective nasal CPAP levels in OSA. Sleep 1992, 15:162-167.

[7] 7. Vellody VP, Nassery M, Druz WS, Sharp JT. Effects of body position change on thoracoabdominal motion. J Appl Physiol Respirat Environ Exercise Physiol 1978, 45:581-589.