Evaluation of Autonomic Dysfunction in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome

Year 2012, Volume: 21 Issue: 2, 109 - 121, 01.06.2012

Ahmet Turan Evlice

Abstract

The nervous system, which controls the body's internal organs is called Autonomic Nervous System. Parkinson's disease, vascular diseases, diabetes mellitus and Guilllain-Barre syndrome cause to disotonomia. Recent studies has been shown, obstructive sleep apnea syndrome cause to disotonomia too. To investigate disotonomia in in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome , should be preferred the methods like analysis of heart rate variability and sympathetic skin response which have low cost and easy applicability. Thus, it will be possible to prevent morbidity and mortality due to autonomic dysfuncion.

Keywords

Autonomic nervous system , obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, heart rate variability, sympathetic skin response

Obstruktif Uyku Apne Sendromunda Otonomik Disfonksiyonun Değerlendirilmesi

Abstract

Sinir sisteminin, vücudun iç organlarını kontrol eden bölümüne Otonom Sinir Sistemi denmektedir. Disotonomiye neden olan nedenler arasında Parkinson hastalığı, vasküler hastalıklar, diabetes mellitus, Guilllain-Barre sendromu sayılabilir. Son dönemde yapılan çalışmalarda obstrüktif uyku apne sendromunun da disotonomiye neden olduğu gösterilmiştir. Obstrüktif uyku apne sendromunda disotonomiyi araştırmak için kalp hız değişkenliği ve sempatik deri yanıtı incelemesi, düşük maliyet ve kolay uygulanabilirliği ile tercih edilmesi gereken yöntemlerdir. Böylece otonomik disfonksiyonun neden olduğu morbidite ve mortalitenin önüne geçmek mümkün olacaktır.

Keywords

Otonom sinir sistemi, obstrüktif uyku apne sendromu, kalp hız değişkenliği, sempatik deri yanıtı

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