Executive control of attention in sleep apnea patients: Theoretical concepts and methodological considerations

Sleep Medicine Reviews

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 257-267

  Verstraeten, Edwin ^a   Cluydts, Raymond ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Alertness; Arousal; Attention; Cognitive performance; Daytime function; Executive function; Neuropsychological function; Obstructive sleep apnea; Sleep disruption; Sleepiness

Indexed keywords

AROUSAL; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; BREATHING DISORDER; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COGNITION; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HUMAN; HYPERSOMNIA; LONG TERM MEMORY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MENTAL FUNCTION; METHODOLOGY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE TRACT; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PATIENT; PHONETICS; REVIEW; SLEEP; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TASK PERFORMANCE; THEORETICAL STUDY; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 3042658271     PISSN: 10870792     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smrv.2004.01.001     Document Type: Article

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