Sleep Medicine
Volume 9, Issue 4 , Pages 460-461 , May 2008

Catathrenia: A rare parasomnia which may mimic central sleep apnea on polysomnogram

  • Fouzia Siddiqui

      Affiliations

    • NJ Neuroscience Institute at JFK Medical Center, Seton Hall University School of Graduate Medical Education, Edison, NJ, USA
    • Department of Neurology, University of Toledo Medical Center, 3000 Arlington Avenue, Toledo, OH, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Department of Neurology, University of Toledo Medical Center, 3000 Arlington Avenue, Toledo, OH, USA. Tel.: +1 419 383 3848; fax: +1 419 383 3093.
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  • Arthur S. Walters

      Affiliations

    • NJ Neuroscience Institute at JFK Medical Center, Seton Hall University School of Graduate Medical Education, Edison, NJ, USA
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  • Sudhansu Chokroverty

      Affiliations

    • NJ Neuroscience Institute at JFK Medical Center, Seton Hall University School of Graduate Medical Education, Edison, NJ, USA

Received 4 September 2007 ,Accepted 24 October 2007.

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PII: S1389-9457(07)00365-6

doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2007.10.012

Sleep Medicine
Volume 9, Issue 4 , Pages 460-461 , May 2008

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