Effects of body position on sleep related disordered breathing in a patient with Steinert's disease

Efeito da posição corporal sobre distúrbio respiratório relacionado ao sono em um paciente com doença de Steinert

Sudden changes in respiratory patterns observed during polysomnographic studies may suggest a positional form of SAHS (sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome). We report the case of a 37-year-old patient with Steinert's disease with this form of SAHS. Breathing during sleep could be regularized by a simple positional control.

sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (SAHS); Steinert's disease; positional sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome