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Science 31 August 1973:
Vol. 181. no. 4102, pp. 856 - 858
DOI: 10.1126/science.181.4102.856
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Insomnia with Sleep Apnea: A New Syndrome

Christian Guilleminault 1, Frederic L. Eldridge 2, and William C. Dement 3

1 Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305
2 Veterans Administration Hospital, Palo Alto, California 94304, and Stanford University School of Medicine
3 Stanford University School of Medicine

A new clinical syndrome, sleep apnea associated with insomnia, has been characterized. Repeated episodes of apnea occur during sleep. Onset of respiration is associated with general arousal and often complete awakening, with a resultant loss of sleep. An important clinical implication is that patients complaining only of insomnia may be suffering from this syndrome.


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