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Volume 4, Issue 2, April 2016

Obstructive Sleep Apnoea: Another Burden on Cirrhotic Liver

Aliae AR Mohamed-Hussein, Mohamed-Eltaher AA Ibrahim

Issue: Volume 4, Issue 2-1, April 2016

Pages: 1-5

Received: 4 July 2015

Accepted: 6 July 2015

Published: 8 September 2015

DOI: 10.11648/j.sjph.s.2016040201.11

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This article belongs to the Special Issue Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Systemic Disease

Abstract: Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) may cause aggressive deterioration in the course of liver cirrhosis and may have an impact on the development of hepatic cell failure in patients with concomitant diseases. Patients and Methods: 34 patients with OSAS and compensated cirrhosis as well as 30 compensated cirrhotic patients were followed for 1 ye... Show More

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Sleep Related Conditions with Myasthenia Gravis: Evidence, Causes and Implications

Sherifa Ahmed Hamed

Issue: Volume 4, Issue 2-1, April 2016

Pages: 6-16

Received: 15 August 2015

Accepted: 17 August 2015

Published: 8 September 2015

DOI: 10.11648/j.sjph.s.2016040201.12

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This article belongs to the Special Issue Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Systemic Disease

Abstract: Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disease caused mainly by antibodies against skeletal muscle nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) at the postsynaptic membrane resulting in depletion of acetylcholine at the neuromuscular junction (NMJ). Muscle fatigue is the cardinal symptom of MG. Respiratory muscle weakness and breathing problems are ... Show More

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