This article requires a subscription to view the full text. If you have a subscription you may use the login form below to view the article. Access to this article can also be purchased.
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with major morbidity and daytime somnolence.1 Location of the obstruction cannot be determined by polysomnography, thereby contributing to variance in cure rates for surgical procedures such as uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP).2,3
There is no clinically accepted, comfortable, and noninvasive method for visualizing the airway during sleep. Ultrasonic imaging of the airway is an established method used in the evaluation of swallowing.4,5 It is a dynamic, safe method, permitting the noninvasive visualization of soft-tissue structures of the pharynx.5 Ultrasound has never been used in the evaluation of OSA.
Methods.
Five male subjects age 35 to 57 years with OSA underwent this procedure. All subjects had apnea indices greater than 35. One subject had undergone unsuccessful UPPP in the past, and all subjects were using continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) at home.
Video output from …
AAN Members
We have changed the login procedure to improve access between AAN.com and the Neurology journals. If you are experiencing issues, please log out of AAN.com and clear history and cookies. (For instructions by browser, please click the instruction pages below). After clearing, choose preferred Journal and select login for AAN Members. You will be redirected to a login page where you can log in with your AAN ID number and password. When you are returned to the Journal, your name should appear at the top right of the page.
AAN Non-Member Subscribers
Purchase access
Letters: Rapid online correspondence
REQUIREMENTS
You must ensure that your Disclosures have been updated within the previous six months. Please go to our Submission Site to add or update your Disclosure information.
Your co-authors must send a completed Publishing Agreement Form to Neurology Staff (not necessary for the lead/corresponding author as the form below will suffice) before you upload your comment.
If you are responding to a comment that was written about an article you originally authored:
You (and co-authors) do not need to fill out forms or check disclosures as author forms are still valid
and apply to letter.
Submission specifications:
- Submissions must be < 200 words with < 5 references. Reference 1 must be the article on which you are commenting.
- Submissions should not have more than 5 authors. (Exception: original author replies can include all original authors of the article)
- Submit only on articles published within 6 months of issue date.
- Do not be redundant. Read any comments already posted on the article prior to submission.
- Submitted comments are subject to editing and editor review prior to posting.
