Ulnar nerve entrapment at elbow in obstructive sleep apnea patients: a randomized controlled trial


Topcuoglu O. B., Oruc O., Afsar G. C., Sarac S., ULUÇ K.

SLEEP AND BREATHING, cilt.21, sa.1, ss.45-51, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 21 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s11325-016-1360-x
  • Dergi Adı: SLEEP AND BREATHING
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.45-51
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Sleep apnea, Ulnar neuropathy, Positional sleep apnea, Ulnar nerve entrapment, Nerve conduction study, Sleeping position, TUNNEL-SYNDROME, CUBITAL TUNNEL, NEUROPATHY, PREVALENCE, SEVERITY, ADULTS, RISK, GUIDELINES, POSITION, HYPOXIA
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a highly prevalent disease. For diagnostic and therapeutic purposes, OSA has been divided into several subgroups. Positional OSA (POSA), the most frequent subgroup (56 %), is described as overall apnea hypopnea index (AHI) 5 and supine AHI at least twice as high when compared to non-supine AHI. We aimed to investigate the frequency of ulnar nerve entrapment neuropathy at the elbow (UNEE) in OSA patients without clinical signs and symptoms of ulnar neuropathy and intended to find if sleeping position in OSA had an impact on UNEE development.