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26 Αυγ 2024 · Primary Neurological Causes of Central Sleep Apnea. Several primary neurological conditions can disrupt the brain’s ability to regulate breathing during sleep, resulting in central sleep apnea. One of the most direct causes is brain stem lesions. The brain stem, particularly the medulla, houses critical respiratory control centers.
Sleep apnea is a common sleep condition among Veterans. It causes one or more pauses in breathing, or shallow breaths, while you sleep. Left untreated, sleep apnea is serious health condition that can increase your risk for high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and even depression.
Sleep apnea usually is an ongoing condition. When your breathing pauses or becomes shallow, youʼll often move out of deep sleep and into light sleep. As a result, the quality of your sleep is poor, which makes you tired during the day. Sleep apnea is a leading cause of excessive daytime sleepiness.
3 Μαρ 2021 · This study shows that many women veterans with high risk symptoms are not diagnosed with sleep apnea and demonstrates the importance of assessing for sleep apnea in women, particularly in the context of multiple medical and mental health comorbidities.
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a complex disorder characterized by collapse of the upper airway during sleep. Downstream effects involve the cardiovascular, pulmonary, and neurocognitive systems. OSA is more prevalent in men than women.
7 Αυγ 2023 · PTSD is unique among mental health disorders in that sleep problems are mentioned twice among its diagnostic criteria in DSM-5: the presence of insomnia qualifying as a symptom of an alteration in arousal and reactivity (hyperarousal) and the presence of frequent nightmares as an intrusion symptom.
1 Δεκ 2020 · This article describes the epidemiology of sleep disorders among Veterans, provides an overview of the structure of sleep medicine within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and highlights the impact that telehealth technologies have had on providing timely, high quality sleep care to Veterans.
