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Scientific Conference (2010)

Sleep apnea syndrome in Parkinson's disease. A case-control study in 49 patients.

in Movement Disorders (2005), 20(11), 1413-8

In PD, the impact of nocturnal respiration on sleep continuity and architecture has not been systematically investigated by polysomnography (PSG). We performed a case-control study with retrospective ... [more ▼]

In PD, the impact of nocturnal respiration on sleep continuity and architecture has not been systematically investigated by polysomnography (PSG). We performed a case-control study with retrospective analysis of PSG data of 49 PD patients. After classifying the PD patients according to their apnea/hypopnea index (AHI), they were matched with 49 controls in terms of age, gender, and AHI. There were 21 PD patients (43%) who had sleep apnea syndrome (SAS), classified as mild (AHI, 5-15) in 10 patients, moderate (AHI, >15-30) in 4 patients, and severe (AHI, > 30) in 7 patients. PD patients had more deep sleep (P = 0.02) and more nocturnal awakenings (P < 0.001) than the controls. Their body mass index (BMI) was lower (P = 0.04), and they maintained a more favorable respiratory profile, with higher mean and minimal oxygen saturation values (P = 0.006 and 0.01, respectively). These differences were preserved when only considering PD patients with AHI > 15. PD patients had less obstructive sleep apneas (P = 0.035), independently from the factor AHI. Only the respiratory changes of 4 PD patients with BMI > 27 and AHI > 15 (8%) approximated those seen in the controls. At an early or middle stage of the disease, non-obese PD patients frequently have AHI values suggesting SAS, however, without the oxygen desaturation profile of SAS. Longitudinal studies of patients with such "abortive" SAS are warranted to establish if this finding reflects benign nocturnal respiratory muscle dyskinesia or constitutes a precursor sign of dysautonomia in PD. [less ▲]

Augmentation de l'affluence des patients aux urgences du Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg Qui sont-ils? Pourquoi viennent-ils?

in Bulletin de la Société des Sciences Médicales du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg (2005), (1), 91-106

As in all European countries, the CHL's Emergency Department is faced with a constant increase in the number of patients. The demographic patient profile in the 2001 survey shows a majority of young males ... [more ▼]

As in all European countries, the CHL's Emergency Department is faced with a constant increase in the number of patients. The demographic patient profile in the 2001 survey shows a majority of young males with traumatic problems. Mostly evoked reasons for the increase are the lack of availability of general practitioners and patients' low level of information about the competences of GPs. The article discusses possible solutions to the bottlenecks in Emergency Departments. [less ▲]

Cigarette smoking and attention: processing speed or specific effects?

in Psychopharmacology (2001), 155(4), 372-8

RATIONALE: It has been evidenced that nicotine acts on some dimensions of human attention. OBJECTIVE: This study was carried out to test whether the positive effects of nicotine usually observed on the ... [more ▼]

RATIONALE: It has been evidenced that nicotine acts on some dimensions of human attention. OBJECTIVE: This study was carried out to test whether the positive effects of nicotine usually observed on the posterior system are specific or should rather be explained in terms of an effect of nicotine on eye movement velocity. METHODS: Ten participants were submitted to four tasks assessing attention. The tasks were borrowed from Zimmermann and Fimm's Battery for the Assessment of Attention: alert, eye movements, visual search and incompatibility. The order of the different tasks was balanced among participants. A within-subjects repeated-measure design was used. Participants received a 0.9-mg or 0.1-mg nicotine cigarette. The 0.1-mg cigarette was used as control. The order of administration of doses over sessions was counterbalanced. During the testing day, volunteers smoked their own cigarette and then waited 3 h without smoking. At the end of this abstinence period, participants completed the baseline tests before smoking an experimental cigarette ad libitum. They were then tested again. RESULTS: Participants who received nicotine appeared to respond faster in an eye movement task--a task associated with a non-elaborated attentional process. Similarly, their alert state improved. On the contrary, no effect of nicotine was observed in the incompatibility task and in the visual search task depending on elaborated attentional process. CONCLUSIONS: Data support previous observations and suggest that, first, non-elaborated information processing appeared to be more sensitive to nicotine and, second, this effect is not due to a velocity factor. [less ▲]

Effects of nicotine administered via a transdermal delivery system on vigilance: a repeated measure study.

in Psychopharmacology (1999), 142(1), 18-23

Fifteen 18- to 25-year-old male smokers were tested in a within-subjects design to determine the influence of a transdermal patch of 21 mg nicotine on vigilance. Subjects were tested on the RVIP test ... [more ▼]

Fifteen 18- to 25-year-old male smokers were tested in a within-subjects design to determine the influence of a transdermal patch of 21 mg nicotine on vigilance. Subjects were tested on the RVIP test (Rapid Visual Information Processing test) 1.30, 3.00 and 6.30 h after patch application, to verify the involvement of the dose of nicotine on the performance. This study confirms and extends the increasing effects of nicotine on vigilance previously found with orally and transdermally given nicotine. Moreover, it showed that such performance was independent of the time of nicotine absorption (1.30, 3.00 and 6.30 h after patch application), which suggests that a relatively low dose of nicotine suffices to activate vigilance processing. Regarding motor performance, no convincing effect of nicotine was observed on reaction time. [less ▲]

Effects of nicotine administered via a transdermal delivery system on vigilance: a repeated measure study.

in Psychopharmacology (1999), 142(1), 18-23

Fifteen 18- to 25-year-old male smokers were tested in a within-subjects design to determine the influence of a transdermal patch of 21 mg nicotine on vigilance. Subjects were tested on the RVIP test ... [more ▼]

Fifteen 18- to 25-year-old male smokers were tested in a within-subjects design to determine the influence of a transdermal patch of 21 mg nicotine on vigilance. Subjects were tested on the RVIP test (Rapid Visual Information Processing test) 1.30, 3.00 and 6.30 h after patch application, to verify the involvement of the dose of nicotine on the performance. This study confirms and extends the increasing effects of nicotine on vigilance previously found with orally and transdermally given nicotine. Moreover, it showed that such performance was independent of the time of nicotine absorption (1.30, 3.00 and 6.30 h after patch application), which suggests that a relatively low dose of nicotine suffices to activate vigilance processing. Regarding motor performance, no convincing effect of nicotine was observed on reaction time. [less ▲]

nicotine effect on selective attention

in Proceedings of the Low Countries Meeting (1997)

Nicotine Interact With Gabaergic System: Behavioural Evidences?,

in Pflügers Archiv: European Journal of Physiology (1996), 431(3),

Possible Involvement of Gaba-B receptors in the sedative effects of nicotine in mice

in Journal of Psychopharmacology (1995), 9(3), 51

Validation d’une typologie pour l’étude des dispositifs hybrides

in Education et Formation (n.d.)