Relationship between severity of GERD and daytime sleepiness
P Demeter, K Vardi Visy, R Sike, GT Toth, J Novak, N Gyulai, P Magyar · Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie · 2004 · Heft 05
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Aim: Some epidemiological studies have suggested a relationship between GERD and daytime sleepiness. In this study we focus on one of the important cognitive functions, on daytime sleepiness and its relation to the severity of GERD. Methods: The study was conducted by a gastroenterologist in two centers. The patients were referred for upper panendoscopy with the typical symptoms of GERD untreated. Psychiatric patients or those who took sedato-hypnotics and shift workers were excluded. The classification of GERD was based on endoscopic findings. We used the conventional Savary-Miller classification of the disease…