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Accepted Papers

The Journal of Clinical Medicine is dedicated to the advancing the science of clinical sleep medicine. In order to provide readers with access to new scientific developments as early as possible, all manuscripts accepted by the editor will be published online prior to appearing in JCSM. Once published in the journal, each manuscript will no longer be considered an accepted paper and will be removed from this page.   

Please note that these manuscripts are posted as received - without editing or formatting by the publisher. The layout and appearance of each article may change when published in JCSM.

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Embargo Policy

If an institution or funding organization plans to produce a press release about research published in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, the institutional press officer should contact American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) public relations before the release is distributed. Studies accepted for publication in JCSM are embargoed until midnight on the publication date for the issue in which the study appears. Each issue of JCSM is published monthly on the 15th of the month. All institutions must abide by these embargo dates. Contact AASM public relations at media@aasmnet.org or 630-737-9700 with questions.


Loss of Rapid Eye Movement Sleep atonia in patients with REM sleep behavioral disorder, narcolepsy and isolated loss of REM atonia
Aytakin Khalilova, MSc; Mary-Anne Wright, PhD; Matthew C Walker, PhD; Sofia H Eriksson, PhD
Accepted: 5/13/2013

Short duration of sleep is associated with hyperleptinemia in Taiwanese adults
Malcolm Koo, PhD; Ning-Sheng Lai, MD, PhD; Jui-Kun Chiang, MD, MSc
Accepted: 5/13/2013

A patient with intractable attacks of cataplexy
Lourdes DelRosso, M.D.; Syeda Munir, M.D.;  Andrew L. Chesson, Jr., M.D.; Romy Hoque, M.D.
Accepted: 5/12/2013

Persistent low oxygen saturation on polysomnogram
Romy Hoque, M.D.; Lourdes DelRosso, M.D.
Accepted: 5/12/2013

The prevalence and severity of obstructive sleep apnea in severe obesity – the impact of ethnicity
Wen Bun LEONG MB BCh; Teresa ARORA PhD; David JENKINSON PhD; Ajit THOMAS MD; Vikas PUNAMIYA MD; Dev BANERJEE MD FRCP; Shahrad TAHERI MB BS PhD FRCP
Accepted: 5/9/2013

Fragmentation of slow wave sleep after onset of complete locked-in state
Surjo R. Soekadar, MD; Jan Born, PhD; Niels Birbaumer, PhD; Michael Bensch, PhD; Sebastian Halder, PhD; Ander Ramos Murguialday, PhD; Alireza Gharabaghi, MD; Femke Nijboer, PhD; Bernhard Schölkopf, PhD; Suzanne Martens, PhD
Accepted: 5/7/2013

Restless Legs Syndrome in an Appalachian Primary Care Population: Prevalence, Demographic and Lifestyle Correlates, and Burden
Kim E. Innes, MSPH, PhD; Kathryn L Flack, BA; Terry Kit Selfe, DC, PhD; Sahiti Kandati, BDS; Parul Agarwal, MPH
Accepted: 5/7/2013

Medicare Long-Term CPAP Coverage Policy: A Cost-Utility Analysis
Martha E. Billings, MD; Vishesh K. Kapur, MD, MPH
Accepted: 5/1/2013

Sleep Technologists Educational Needs Assessment: A Survey of Polysomnography, Electroneurodiagnostic Technology, and Respiratory Therapy Education Program Directors
Mary Ellen Wells, MS, RPSGT, R.EEG T, R.NCS T.; Bradley V. Vaughn MD
Accepted: 5/1/2013

Exercise to improve sleep in insomnia: Exploration of the bidirectional effects
Kelly Glazer Baron, PhD MPH; Kathryn J. Reid, PhD; Phyllis C. Zee, MD, PhD
Accepted: 4/26/2013

Restless leg syndrome in different types of demyelinating neuropathies: a single-centre pilot study.
Marco Luigetti MD; Alessandra Del Grande MD; Elisa Testani MD; Giulia Bisogni MD; Anna Losurdo MD; Nadia Mariagrazia Giannantoni MD; Salvatore Mazza MD; Mario Sabatelli MD; Giacomo Della Marca MD, PhD
Accepted: 4/26/2013

Delayed Sleep Phase Disorder in an Australian school-based sample of adolescents
Nicole Lovato, PhD; Michael Gradisar, PhD; Michelle Short, PhD; Hayley Dohnt, PhD (ClinPsyc); Gorica Micic, BBehavSc(Hons.)
Accepted: 4/24/2013

DELAYED DIAGNOSIS, RANGE OF SEVERITY AND MULTIPLE SLEEP COMORBIDITIES: A CLINICAL AND POLYSOMNOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS OF 100 PATIENTS OF THE INNSBRUCK NARCOLEPSY COHORT
Birgit Frauscher, MD; Laura Ehrmann, MD; Thomas Mitterling, MD; David Gabelia, MD; Viola Gschliesser, MD; Elisabeth Brandauer, MD; Werner Poewe, MD; Birgit Högl, MD
Accepted: 4/22/2013

Development and validation of the Nonrestorative Sleep Scale (NRSS)
Kate Wilkinson, MSc; Colin Shapiro, MD,
Accepted: 4/18/2013

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in preadolescent girls is associated with delayed breast development compared to girls without OSA.
Natalie D. Shaw; James L. Goodwin; Graciela E. Silva; Janet E. Hall; Quan Stuart F. Quan; Atul Malhotra
Accepted: 4/15/2013

Excessive daytime sleepiness increases the risk of motor vehicle crash in obstructive sleep apnoea
Kim L Ward, BSc (Hons); David R Hillman, MBBS, FANZCA; Alan James, MBBS, FRACP; Alexandra P Bremner, PhD; Laila Simpson, BHlthSci (Hons); Matthew N Cooper, BSc; Lyle J Palmer, PhD; Annette C Fedson, PhD; Sutapa Mukherjee, MBBS, FRACP, PhD.
Accepted: 4/12/2013

Defending Sleepwalkers with Science and an Illustrative Case
Rosalind D. Cartwright Ph.D.;  Christian Guilleminault, DM.M.D.D.Biol.
Accepted: 4/11/2013

Serum Inflammatory Markers in Obstructive Sleep Apnea; a meta-analysis
Rashid Nadeem, M.D.; Janos Molnar, M.D.; Essam M. Madbouly, M.D.; Mahwish Nida, M.D.; Saurabh Aggarwal, M.D.; Hassan Sajid, M.D.; Jawed Naseem, M.D.; Rohit Loomba, M.D.
Accepted: 4/11/2013

Middle-of-the-night hypnotic use in a large national health plan
Thomas Roth, Ph.D.; Patricia Berglund, M.B.A.; Victoria Shahly, Ph.D.; Alicia C. Shillington, Ph.D.; Judith J. Stephenson, S.M.; Ronald C. Kessler, Ph.D.
Accepted: 4/4/2013

Assessment of the Performance of Nasal Pillows at High CPAP Pressures
Xueling Zhu, MHIM; Adam V Benjafield, PhD; Alison J Wimms, MScMed
Accepted: 4/1/2013

Diagnostic predictors of obesity hypoventilation syndrome in patients suspected of having sleep disordered breathing
Vladimir M. Macavei, MD; Kristofer J. Spurling, MSc; Janine Loft, BSc (Hons); Himender K. Makker, MD, FRCP
Accepted: 4/1/2013

The Face of Sleepiness: Improvement in Appearance after Treatment of Sleep Apnea
Ronald D. Chervin, MD, MS; Deborah L. Ruzicka, RN, PhD; Arshia Vahabzadeh, BS, CFPH; Margaret C. Burns; Joseph W. Burns, PhD; Steven R. Buchman, MD
Accepted: 4/1/2013

Vallecular Cyst as a Cause of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in an Infant
Aliva De, M.D.; Debra M Don, M.D.; William Magee III, M.D.; Sally L Davidson Ward, M.D.
Accepted: 3/27/2013

Bench test evaluation of adaptive servo-ventilation devices for sleep apnea treatment
Kaixian Zhu, M.S.; Haissam Kharboutly, M.S.; Jianting Ma, M.S.; Mourad Bouzit, Ph.D.; Pierre Escourrou, M.D., Ph.D.
Accepted: 3/19/2013

Sleep modifications in acute Transient Global Amnesia
Giacomo Della Marca; Marianna Mazza; Anna Losurdo; Elisa Testani; Aldobrando Broccolini; Giovanni Frisullo; Giuseppe Marano; Roberta Morosetti; Fabio Pilato; Paolo Profice; Catello Vollono; Vincenzo Di Lazzaro
Accepted: 3/18/2013

Prevalence and Risk Factors of Sleep-disordered Breathing in Patients with Rheumatic Valvular Heart Disease
Ning Ding, M.D.; Bu-Qing Ni, M.D.; Xi-Long Zhang, M.D., Ph.D.; Han-Peng Huang, M.D.; Mei Su, M.D.; Shi-Jiang Zhang, M.D., Ph.D.; Hong Wang, M.D., Ph.D.
Accepted: 3/16/2013

Blue-light-blocking intraocular lens implantation improves the sleep quality of cataract patients
Xin Wei, MD, PhD; Chunyan She,MD; Danian Chen,MD, PhD; Fangbing Yan, MD;JihongZeng, RN; LipingZeng, RN; Lin Wang, MD
Accepted: 3/14/2013

Nocturnal Diaphoresis Secondary to Mild Obstructive Sleep Apnea in a Patient with a History of Two Malignancies
Robert Daniel Vorona MD; Mariana Szklo-Coxe PhD; Mark Fleming MD; J. Catesby Ware PhD
Accepted: 3/14/2013

Plasma Total Ghrelin and Leptin Levels in Human Narcolepsy and Matched Healthy Controls: Basal Concentrations and Response to Sodium Oxybate
Claire E.H.M. Donjacour, M.D.; Daniel Pardi, M.S.; N. Ahmad Aziz, M.D., Ph.D.; Marijke Frölich, M.D., Ph.D.; Ferdinand Roelfsema, M.D., Ph.D.; Sebastiaan Overeem, M.D. Ph.D.; Hanno Pijl, M.D, Ph.D.; Gert Jan Lammers, M.D., Ph.D.
Accepted: 3/12/2013

DIFFERENTIAL TIMING OF AROUSALS IN OBSTRUCTIVE AND CENTRAL SLEEP APNEA IN PATIENTS WITH HEART FAILURE
Taryn Simms, MD; Melissa Brijbassi, MD; Luigi Taranto Montemurro, MD; T. Douglas Bradley, MD
Accepted: 3/11/2013

The association of age, insomnia, and self-efficacy with continuous positive airway pressure adherence in Black, White, and Hispanic US veterans
Douglas M. Wallace, MD; Shirin Shafazand, MD, MS; Mark S. Aloia, PhD; William K. Wohlgemuth PhD
Accepted: 3/7/2013

Sleep Symptoms, Race/Ethnicity, and Socioeconomic Position
Michael A. Grandner PhD; Megan E. Ruiter Petrov PhD; Pinyo Rattanaumpawan MD MSCE; Nicholas Jackson MPH; Alec Platt MD MSCE; Nirav P. Patel MD MPH
Accepted: 3/6/2013

Assessment of Drowsiness Based on Ocular Parameters Detected by Infra-Red Reflectance Oculography
Clare Anderson; Anne-Marie Chang; Jason P. Sullivan; Joseph M. Ronda; Charles A. Czeisler
Accepted: 3/4/2013

Impact of CPAP Use and Age on Mortality in Patients with Combined COPD and Obstructive Sleep Apnea: the Overlap Syndrome
Michael L Stanchina MD; Lauren M Welicky, MD; Walter Donat MD; David Lee,
MD;  William Corrao, MD; Atul Malhotra MD
Accepted: 3/3/2013

Association of CPAP Bacterial Colonization with Chronic Rhinosinusitis
Christopher J Chin MD; Charles George MD FRCPC; Robert Lannigan MDCM FRCPC; Brian W Rotenberg MD MPH FRCSC
Accepted: 2/18/2013

Efficacy and safety of adjunctive modafinil treatment on residual excessive daytime sleepiness among nasal continuous positive airway pressure-treated Japanese patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: a double-blind placebo-controlled study
Yuichi Inoue, M.D., Ph.D.; Yuji Takasaki, M.D., Ph.D.; Yoshihiro Yamashiro, M.D., Ph.D.
Accepted: 2/18/2013

Ventricular or Pseudo-Ventricular Tachycardia on Polysomnogram
Romy Hoque, M.D.; Lourdes DelRosso, M.D.
Accepted: 2/15/2013

Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Nonarteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy: Evidence for an Association
Erica L. Archer, M.D., Susan Pepin, M.D
Accepted: 2/8/2013

Test-retest reliability of the multiple sleep latency test in narcolepsy without cataplexy and idiopathic hypersomnia
Lynn Marie Trotti, MD, MSc; Beth A. Staab, MD; David B. Rye, MD, PhD
Accepted: 2/7/2013

Validating Actigraphy as a Measure of Sleep for Preschool Children
Marie-Ève Bélanger, BSc; Annie Bernier, PhD; Jean Paquet, PhD; Valérie Simard, PhD; Julie Carrier, PhD
Accepted: 2/7/2013

Identification of Insomnia in a Sleep Center Population Using Electronic Health Data Sources and the Insomnia Severity Index
Carl A. Severson; Willis H. Tsai, MD; Paul E. Ronksley, MSc; Sachin R. Pendharkar, MD
Accepted: 1/23/2013

A Patient with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Induced Chronic Insomnia Who had been Taking 1.2-2.0 mg of Alprazolam Every Night Over Ten Years
Yun Li, M.D; Zhe Li, M.D; Fei Lei, M.D; Lina Du, M.D; Xiangdong Tang, M.D; Ph.D.
Accepted: 1/22/2013

A Pilot Study of CPAP Adherence Promotion by Peer Buddies with Sleep Apnea
Sairam Parthasarathy, MD; Christopher Wendel, MS; Patricia L. Haynes, PhD; Charles Atwood, MD; Samuel Kuna, MD
Accepted: 1/21/2013

Inter-Observer Reliability of Candidate Predictive Morphometric Measurements for Women with Suspected Obstructive Sleep Apnea
John A Gjevre, MD, MSc, FRCP(C); Regina M Taylor-Gjevre, MD, MSc, FRCP(C); John K Reid, MD, FRCP(C); Robert Skomro, MD, FRCP(C); David Cotton, MD, FRCP(C)
Accepted: 1/21/2013

Responsiveness of jaw motor activation to arousals during sleep in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
Takafumi Kato, DDS, PhD; Takeshi Katase, DDS, PhD; Shuichiro Yamashita, DDS, PhD; Hideko Sugita, RPSGT; Hisae Muraki, RPSGT; Akira Mikami, MD, RPSGT; Mutsumi Okura, MD, PhD; Motoharu Ohi, MD, PhD; Yuji Masuda, DDS, PhD; Mitsutaka Taniguchi, MD, RPSGT
Accepted: 1/21/2013

Characterization of REM Sleep Without Atonia in Patients with Narcolepsy and Idiopathic Hypersomnia using AASM Scoring Manual Criteria
Lourdes M. DelRosso, M.D.; Andrew L. Chesson Jr., M.D.; Romy Hoque, M.D.
Accepted: 1/15/2013

Long Term Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Therapy Normalizes High Exhaled Nitric Oxide levels in Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
Ai-Ping CHUA, M.B.B.S; Loutfi S. ABOUSSOUAN, MD; Omar A. MINAI, MD; Kelly PASCHKE, BA; Daniel LASKOWSKI, B.S; Raed. A. DWEIK, MD
Accepted: 1/12/2013

Heart Rate Variability in Sleep Related Migraine without aura
Catello Vollono; Valentina Gnoni; Elisa Testani; Serena Dittoni; Anna Losurdo; Salvatore Colicchio; Chiara Di Blasi; Salvatore Mazza; Benedetto Farina; Giacomo Della Marca.
Accepted: 1/8/2013

The Effectiveness of Light/Dark Exposure to Treat Insomnia in Female Nurses Undertaking Shift Work during the Evening/Night Shift
Li-Bi Huang, B.S.; Mei-Chu Tsai, M.S.; Ching-Yen Chen, M.D.; Shih-Chieh Hsu, M.D.
Accepted: 1/2/2013

Total sleep time and other sleep characteristics measured by actigraphy do not predict incident hypertension in a cohort of community-dwelling older men.
Fung MM, Peters K, Ancoli-Israel S, Redline S, Stone KL, Barrett-Connor E, for the Osteoporotic Fractures in Men (MrOS) Research Group
Accepted: 12/29/2012

Comparison of polysomnographic and clinical presentations and predictors for cardiovascular-related diseases between non-obese and obese obstructive sleep apnea among Asians
Naricha Chirakalwasan; Busarakum Teerapraipruk; Rosalind Simon; Prakobkiat Hirunwiwatkul; Nattapong Jaimchariyatam; Tayard Desudchit; Natamon Charakorn; Chaisiri Wanlapakorn
Accepted: 12/26/2012

Impact of Group Education on Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Adherence
Christopher J. Lettieri, MD; Robert J. Walter, MD, DHCE
Accepted: 12/20/2012

Serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor levels are associated with dyssomnia in female, but not male, among Japanese workers
Reiko Nishichi, M.Sc (from Kyushu University);Yu Nufuji, PhD; Masakazu Washio, MD PhD; Shuzo Kumagai, MD PhD
Accepted: 12/19/2012

Sleep duration and reported functional capacity among black and white US adults
Perry Brimah,MD; Franscene Oulds,MD; Oladipupo Olafiranye,MD; Mirnova Ceide, MD; Shavon Dillon, MD; Olasumbo Awoniyi,MD; Joao Nunes,MD; Girardin Jean-Louis,PhD
Accepted: 12/14/2012

Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Patients with End Stage Lung Disease
Ayal Romem MD, MHA; Aldo Iacono MD; Elizabeth McIlmoyle MD; Kalpesh P Patel MD; Robert M Reed MD; Avelino C Verceles MD; Steven M Scharf MD, PhD
Accepted: 12/13/2012

Perceived Insufficient Rest or Sleep among Veterans, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System 2009
Paul M. Faestel, MD, MPH; Christopher T. Littell, DO, MPH; Michael V. Vitiello, PhD; Christopher W. Forsberg, MS; Alyson J. Littman, PhD, MPH
Accepted: 12/13/2012

A Patient With Rhythmic Movements During REM Sleep
Brendan P. Lucey, MD; Clifford J. Molin, MD
Accepted: 12/12/2012

Sleep habits, insomnia, and daytime sleepiness in a large and healthy community-based sample of New Zealanders
Bradley R Wilsmore; Ronald R Grunstein; Marlene Fransen; Mark Woodward; Robyn Norton; Shanthi Ameratunga
Accepted: 12/12/2012

Sleep oxygen desaturation predicts survival in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Kolilekas Likurgos, MD; Manali Effrosyni, MD; Vlami A. Katerina, MD; Lyberopoulos Panagiotis, MD; Triantafillidou Christina, MD; Kagouridis Konstantinos, MD; Baou Katerina, MD; Gyftopoulos Sotirios; Vougas N. Konstantinos, PhD; Karakatsani Anna, MD; Alchanatis Manos, MD; Papiris Spyros MD, PhD, FCCP
Accepted: 12/6/2012

Targeted case finding for OSA within the primary care setting
Keith R Burgess, MB, PhD; Adrian Havryk, MB, PhD; Stephen Newton, MBA; Willis H Tsai, MD; William A Whitelaw, MD, PhD
Accepted: 12/6/2012

Association between Sleep Duration and the Mini-Mental Score: The Northern Manhattan Study
Alberto R. Ramos, MD, MSPH; Chuanhui Dong, PhD; Mitchell S.V. Elkind, MD, MS; Bernadette Boden-Albala, MPH, DrPH; Ralph L. Sacco, MD, MS; Tatjana Rundek, MD, PhD; Clinton B. Wright, MD, MS
Accepted: 12/5/2012

The Relation between Insomnia Symptoms, Mood and Rumination about Insomnia Symptoms
Colleen E. Carney, PhD; Andrea L. Harris, MA; Ashley Falco, BA; Jack D. Edinger, PhD
Accepted: 12/5/2012

Narcolepsy with cataplexy mimicry: the strange case of two sisters.
Fabio Pizza, MD, PhD; Stefano Vandi, RPSGT; Francesca Poli, MD, PhD; Keivan Kaveh Moghadam, MD; Christian Franceschini, PsyD, PhD; Claudia Bellucci, PsyD; Carlo Cipolli, PsyD; Francesca Ingravallo, MD, PhD; Giuliana Natalini, MD; Emmanuel Mignot, MD, PhD; Giuseppe Plazzi, MD, PhD
Accepted: 11/8/2012

Status Cataplecticus Precipitated by Abrupt Withdrawal of Venlafaxine
Janice Wang, MD; Harly Greenberg, MD
Accepted: 11/8/2012