Method of treating and diagnosing sleep disordered breathing and means for carrying out the method
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1. A method for treating sleep disordered breathing including sleep apnoea comprising administration to a patient a therapeutically effective dose of topiramate.
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Abstract
A method for treating snoring, sleep apnoea and other forms of sleep disordered breathing comprises administration to a patient of a therapeutically effective amount of topiramate over an appropriate period of time, such as a period substantially coniciding with the sleep period of a patient. A useful route of administration is per os. Also disclosed is the use of topiramate for the diagnosis of snoring, sleep apnoea and other forms of sleep disordered breathing.
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- 1. A method for treating sleep disordered breathing including sleep apnoea comprising administration to a patient a therapeutically effective dose of topiramate.
- 11. Use of topiramate for the manufacture of a medicament or the treatment of sleep disordered breathing including sleep apnea.
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17. A protective patch comprising topiramate in an amount therapeutically effective in the treatment of sleep disordered breathing including sleep apnea and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier for transdermal or transmucosal administration.
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18. Use of topiramate for the manufacture of a diagnostic device, kit or composition for the diagnosis of sleep disordered breathing.
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