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New guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of insomnia
Pinto Jr,Luciano Ribeiro; Alves,Rosana Cardoso; Caixeta,Eliazor; Fontenelle,John Araujo; Bacellar,Andrea; Poyares,Dalva; Aloe,Flavio; Rizzo,GeraldoThe Brazilian Sleep Association brought together specialists in sleep medicine, in order to develop new guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of insomnias. The following subjects were discussed: concepts, clinical and psychosocial evaluations, recommendations for polysomnography, pharmacological treatment, behavioral and cognitive therapy, comorbidities and insomnia in children. Four levels of evidence were...
Influence of Quality of Sleep on the Nocturnal Decline in Blood Pressure During...
Alessi,Alexandre; Alessi,Cristiane Rodrigues; Piana,Edson Rogério; Assis,Márcia; Oliveira,Luciano Rodrigo; Cunha,Cláudio L. Pereira daOBJECTIVE: To assess the influence of the quality of sleep on the nocturnal physiological drop in blood pressure during ambulatory blood pressure monitoring. METHODS: We consecutively assessed ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, the degree of tolerance for the examination, and the quality of sleep in 168 patients with hypertension or with the suspected "white-coat" effect. Blood pressure fall during sleep ass...