Breath holding - A rapid eye movement (REM) sleep parasomnia (catathrenia or expiratory groaning)

Sleep Med. 2008 May;9(4):455-6. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2007.08.008. Epub 2007 Oct 17.

Authors

Jana Steinig¹, Michael Lanz, Rainer Krügel, Svenja Happe

Affiliation

¹ Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Klinikum Bremen-Ost/University of Göttingen, Germany.

PMID: 17923437
DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2007.08.008

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Diagnosis, Differential
Exhalation*
Humans
Male
Polysomnography*
REM Sleep Parasomnias / diagnosis*
Respiratory Sounds / diagnosis*
Sleep Apnea Syndromes / diagnosis*