The STOP-BANG questionnaire improves the detection of epilepsy patients at risk for obstructive sleep apnea

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• 作者：Anumeha Sharma^a ; ^{anusharma@mfa.gwu.edu} ; Jennifer Molano^b ; ^{molanoje@UCMAIL.UC.EDU} ; Brian D. Moseley^b ; ^{briandmoseley@gmail.com}
• 关键词：Obstructive sleep apnea ; OSA ; Epilepsy ; Seizures ; STOP-BANG
• 刊名：Epilepsy Research
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：January 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：129
• 期：Complete
• 页码：37-40
• 全文大小：263 K
• 卷排序：129

文摘

OSA is common in people with epilepsy and may contribute to worsened seizure control. To screen for OSA, we implemented the STOP-BANG questionnaire in our epilepsy clinic. Prior to implementation, only 1.7% of patients were referred to sleep medicine. Following implementation, referrals to sleep medicine significantly increased to 6.3%. The PPV of the STOP-BANG questionnaire was 81.8% in our epilepsy clinic population.