Sleep Medicine
Volume 10, Issue 9 , Pages 1063-1065 , October 2009

A case of obstructive sleep apnea with dissociation between apnea termination and arousal: Is this a hint for complex sleep apnea?

  • Maki Higuchi

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Physiology, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Takatoshi Kasai

      Affiliations

    • Sleep Center, Toranomon Hospital, 2-2-2 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8470, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +81 3 3588 1111; fax: +81 3 3560 7815.
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  • Satoshi Kasagi

      Affiliations

    • Sleep Center, Toranomon Hospital, 2-2-2 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8470, Japan
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  • Fusae Kawana

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Physiology, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Sugao Ishiwata

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Physiology, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Koji Narui

      Affiliations

    • Sleep Center, Toranomon Hospital, 2-2-2 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8470, Japan

Received 8 January 2009 ,Revised 12 March 2009 ,Accepted 16 March 2009.

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PII: S1389-9457(09)00071-9

doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2009.03.004

Sleep Medicine
Volume 10, Issue 9 , Pages 1063-1065 , October 2009

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