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Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (Combination of fever, muscle stiffness, faster breathing, sweating, reduced consciousness, and sudden change in blood pressure and heart rate)
Untreated sleep apnea can lead to serious health conditions. Moderate to severe sleep apnea can increase your risk of: High blood pressure. Heart failure. Cardiovascular disease. Stroke. Fatty ...
Sleep apnea due to TBI can be treated through positive airway pressure, [9] which helps with the development of a regular breathing pattern during sleep and prevents waking up. Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia [6] [9] [13] also have been shown to effectively improve sleep in TBI patients. It aims to improve sleep habits and behaviors ...
Treatment-emergent central sleep apnea (TECSA), also known as complex sleep apnea, is a type of sleep apnea that typically develops when a patient starts CPAP therapy for OSA. This can occur when ...
Aripiprazole, sold under the brand name Abilify, among others, is an atypical antipsychotic [14] primarily used in the treatment of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and irritability associated with autism spectrum disorder; [14] other uses include as an add-on treatment for major depressive disorder and tic disorders. [14]
A Palm Beach County jury has awarded $20 million to the family of a Boca Raton man who was being treated with painkillers by a doctor who failed to ask whether the patient suffered from sleep apnea.
Apnea is a common feature of sobbing while crying, characterized by slow but deep and erratic breathing followed by brief periods of breath holding. Another example of apnea are breath-holding spells; these are sometimes emotional in cause and are usually observed in children as a result of frustration, emotional stress and other psychological ...
Cannabis is known to influence sleep, for example it can reduce sleep onset latency, however, results are not consistent. [150] Studies about dronabinol have shown positive impact on the OSA, as they observed a reduced AHI (Apnea-Hypopnea Index) and an increased self-reported sleepiness (the objective sleepiness being unaffected). [ 151 ]