Book contents
- Case Studies in Sleep Neurology
- Case Studies in Sleep Neurology
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- ContentsThe following cases described herein have been published previously
- Foreword
- Contributors
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Sleep-related breathing disorders
- Case 1 Opioid-induced central sleep apnea
- Case 2 Fourteen-year-old with sleep-disordered breathing and excessive daytime sleepiness
- Case 3 A harsh noise in the night
- Case 4 An infant with obstructed breathing
- Part II Hypersomnias of central origin
- Part III Circadian rhythm disorders
- Part IV Parasomnias
- Part V Sleep-related epilepsy
- Part VI Sleep and stroke
- Part VII Sleep-related movement disorders
- Part VIII Neuromuscular disorders and sleep
- Appendix: Epworth Sleepiness Scale
- Index
Case 1 - Opioid-induced central sleep apnea
from Part I - Sleep-related breathing disorders
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Book contents
- Case Studies in Sleep Neurology
- Case Studies in Sleep Neurology
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- ContentsThe following cases described herein have been published previously
- Foreword
- Contributors
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Sleep-related breathing disorders
- Case 1 Opioid-induced central sleep apnea
- Case 2 Fourteen-year-old with sleep-disordered breathing and excessive daytime sleepiness
- Case 3 A harsh noise in the night
- Case 4 An infant with obstructed breathing
- Part II Hypersomnias of central origin
- Part III Circadian rhythm disorders
- Part IV Parasomnias
- Part V Sleep-related epilepsy
- Part VI Sleep and stroke
- Part VII Sleep-related movement disorders
- Part VIII Neuromuscular disorders and sleep
- Appendix: Epworth Sleepiness Scale
- Index
Summary
This chapter discusses the case of a 42-year-old patient who was admitted for the evaluation of opioid-induced central sleep apnea. It presents the clinical history, examination, follow-up, treatment, and the results of the procedures performed on the patient. The patient was presented for evaluation of frequent breathing pauses during sleep, which had been witnessed by his wife for 5 years along with intermittent mild snoring. His social history was negative for alcohol or other substance abuse, but he was an ex-smoker and he drank 12 cups of coffee per day. The patient had been maintained on narcotics for treatment of his chronic pain following the laminectomy, for a period of 8 years. In view of his sleep respiratory symptoms, polysomnography (PSG) was performed. Opioid-induced central sleep apnea (CSA) has attracted attention in recent years because of the surge in opioid administration to patients with pain.
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- Case Studies in Sleep NeurologyCommon and Uncommon Presentations, pp. 3 - 10Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2010