[Differential diagnosis of obstructive and central sleep apnea in polysomnographic investigation]
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[Differential diagnosis of obstructive and central sleep apnea in polysomnographic investigation]
Abstract
Aim: To try validity of polysomnography in differential diagnosis of obstructive and central sleep apnea (SA).
Materials and methods: A retrospective analysis was made of 138 cases of sleep apnea (SA) subjected to polysomnography. 79 of them were treated with continuous positive pressure.
Results: In clinical practice it is rather difficult to distinguish between central and obstructive SA. In this respect, polysomnography was also unreliable as it is predisposed to hyperdiagnosis of central SA.
Conclusion: In SA diagnosis, polysomnography should be used in combination with other diagnostic methods. In indeterminate diagnosis, a test course of the positive pressure is recommended to exclude obstructive SA.
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