Abstract
Sleepiness impairs memory and concentration. We report a case of a patient who inadvertently left his infant son in a car, having forgotten to drop him off at day care. The infant died of heat exposure. There is credible evidence that sleepiness from a combination of sleep deprivation and previously undiagnosed severe obstructive sleep apnea contributed to this tragedy.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 369-370 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Sleep Medicine |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2002 |
Keywords
- Severe obstructive sleep apnea
- Sleep deprivation