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.
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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