Head-and-neck paragangliomas are associated with sleep-related complaints, especially in the presence of carotid body tumors

OBJECTIVES: The carotid body functions as a chemoreceptor. We hypothesized that head-and-neck paragangliomas (HNP) may disturb the function of these peripheral chemoreceptors and play a role in sleep-disordered breathing. DESIGN: This is a case–control study. SETTING: This study was conducted in a t...

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Autores principales: Havekes, Bas, Kastelein, Florine, van der Klaauw, Agatha A., van Duinen, Nicolette, Jansen, Jeroen C., Smit, Jan W. A., van Kralingen, Klaas W., Vriends, Annette H. J. T., Romijn, Johannes A., Corssmit, Eleonora P. M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer-Verlag 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3306847/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21614574
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11325-011-0538-5

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