Neuromuscular Alterations of Upper Airway Muscles in Patients with OSAS: Radiological and Histopathological Findings

Panagis Drakatos, Dimosthenis Lykouras, Fotis Sampsonas, Kiriakos Karkoulias and Kostas Spiropoulos ()
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Panagis Drakatos: University Hospital of Patras
Dimosthenis Lykouras: University Hospital of Patras
Fotis Sampsonas: University Hospital of Patras
Kiriakos Karkoulias: University Hospital of Patras
Kostas Spiropoulos: University Hospital of Patras

Chapter Chapter 12 in Data Mining for Biomarker Discovery, 2012, pp 213-226 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This article reviews studies of upper airway muscles in humans, observed in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). These studies include neuromuscular abnormalities of the upper airway muscles, along with changes of the upper airway lumen which is narrower in patients with OSAS than normal subjects. Several approaches have been made in the imaging of the upper airway using X-ray, CT, and MRI in order to characterize the severity of OSAS. Up to date results on histopathology of the muscles across with nervous lesions, are also reviewed.

Keywords: Obstructive Sleep Apnea; Sleep Apnea; Continuous Positive Airway Pressure; Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome; Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-2107-8_12

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