Frontal lobe-related cognitive functions in patients with Sleep Apnea Syndrome before and after treatment

Acta Neurologica Belgica

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 96-107

  Feuerstein, Claude ^a,b   Naëgelé, Bernadette ^a   Pépin, Jean Louis ^a   Lévy, Patrick ^a  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^b GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

CPAP treatment; Executive functions; Frontal lobe; Neuropsychology; Short term memory; Sleep apnea syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REFERENCE VALUE; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME;

ADULT; ATTENTION; COGNITION; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REFERENCE VALUES; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES;

EID: 0031155931     PISSN: 03009009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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