Abstract
We describe the clinical and polysomnographic characteristics of 12 patients complaining of expiratory groaning during sleep. Groaning occurred almost exclusively during rapid eye movement sleep. We reviewed all the literature cases, obtaining a total sample of 27 patients. There is no evident association with any predisposing factors or underlying disease. The results obtained from empirical treatment, including drugs and CPAP, are unsatisfactory. The origins of nocturnal groaning, as well as the long-term prognosis, remained unexplained.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 305-310 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Journal of Sleep Research |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Sep 2005 |
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Keywords
- Expiratory noise
- Nocturnal groaning
- Parasomnia
- Sleep
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Neuroscience(all)
- Physiology
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'Nocturnal groaning' : Just a sound or parasomnia? / Oldani, Alessandro; Manconi, M.; Zucconi, M.; Castronovo, V.; Ferini-Strambi, L.
In: Journal of Sleep Research, Vol. 14, No. 3, 09.2005, p. 305-310.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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