Method for improving ventilation during sleep and treating sleep related ventilation abnormalities
CA 2030737 A1 · Owner: Askanazi, Jeffrey · Inventors: Trimbo, Susan; Askanazi, Jeffrey
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A method for improving ventilation during sleep and treating sleep-related ventilation abnormalities. To this end, the present invention provides a method of using branched-chain amino acids as an effective therapy for sleep apnea. The branched-chain amino acid composition can be administered either parenterally or enterally, and can be administered alone or in combination with other nutrients. The branched-chain amino acid composition of the prevent invention functions as a ventilatory stimulator during sleep and does not result in any adverse effects either to the patient or to the sleep patterns of the patient. Preferably the, branched-chain amino acids comprise 60 to 85% of an amino …
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- Filed November 23, 1990. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended November 23, 2010.
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