Determinants of sleepiness in obstructive sleep apnea

Prospective study with newly diagnosed OSA. Subjective and objective sleepiness (ESS ≥ 11; PVT mean lapse ≥ 2) were assessed. Factors highlighted are important in the pathogenesis of sleepiness in OSA: chronic sleep deprivation, chronotype, African- american race and inflammation.

4. Determinants of sleepiness in obstructive sleep apnea

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