Lia Bittencourt
Federal University of São Paulo
291 Papers
924 Citations
Lia Bittencourt is an academic researcher from Federal University of São Paulo. The author has contributed to research in topics: Polysomnography & Obstructive sleep apnea. The author has an hindex of 44, co-authored 277 publications. Previous affiliations of Lia Bittencourt include Armed Forces Institute of Pathology & Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul.
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Papers
Inhibitory effects of modafinil on emotional memory in mice.
H.A. Fernandes,Karina A. Zanin,Camilla L. Patti,R. Wuo-Silva,Rita C. Carvalho,Luciano Fernandes-Santos,Lia Bittencourt,Sergio Tufik,Roberto Frussa-Filho +8 more
TL;DR: Findings provide pre-clinical evidence of potential emotional memory amnesia induced by MOD, and the cognitive impairing effects induced by 32 mg/kg MOD were not related to the phenomenon of state-dependency.
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Effect of CPAP vs. mandibular advancement device for excessive daytime sleepiness, fatigue, mood, sustained attention, and quality of life in patients with mild OSA
Gabriela Costa Pontes Luz,Luciana Badke,Luiz Eduardo Nery,Luciana Oe Silva,Thais Guimarães,Glaury Coelho,Aline Millani,Rodrigo Gomes Alves,Camila Kase,Sergio Tufik,Lia Bittencourt +10 more
TL;DR: Treatment with CPAP was better at normalizing polysomnographic parameters and improving quality of life in patients with mild OSA, and neither treatment improved daytime sleepiness, mood or sustained attention.
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New clinical staging for pharyngeal surgery in obstructive sleep apnea patients
Tatiana de Aguiar Vidigal,Fernanda Louise Martinho Haddad,Rafael Ferreira Pacheco Cabral,Maria Claudia Soares Oliveira,Ricardo Cavalcante,Lia Bittencourt,Sergio Tufik,Luiz Carlos Gregório +7 more
TL;DR: The presence of hypertrophic palatine tonsils was the anatomical factor in common in the most successful stages (I, II, and V, regardless of body mass index) and did not favor surgical success in patients with normal tonsils.
Gastroesophageal reflux episodes in asthmatic patients and their temporal relation with sleep architecture
Luciane Mello-Fujita,S. Roizenblat,C. R. Frison,L. Rodrigues Junior,Silverio Garbuio,Sergio Tufik,Lia Bittencourt +6 more
TL;DR: Modifications in sleep stages, arousals or awakenings were associated with 75% of the total GER events analyzed during the period of one minute before and after the fall of esophageal pH below 4 in the DeMeester-positive group, providing evidence that sleep modifications precede the GER events in asthmatic patients.
Impact of thyroidectomy on the control of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in patients with large goiters
Leonardo Haddad,Fernanda Louise Martinho Haddad,Lia Bittencourt,Luis Carlos Gregório,Sergio Tufik,Márcio Abrahão +5 more
TL;DR: Despite the high prevalence of OSAS in patients with large goiters and the improvement ofOSAS symptoms, thyroidectomy showed no significant impact on the polysomnographic parameters.
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