Executive dysfunction in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

European Neurology

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 237-242

  Saunamäki, Tiia ^a,b   Himanen, Sari Leena ^c   Polo, Olli ^a,b   Jehkonen, Mervi ^b  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^c PIRKANMAA HOSPITAL DISTRICT   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cognition; Executive function; Frontal lobes; Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATION; EXECUTIVE DYSFUNCTION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; AGED; COGNITION DISORDERS; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PATIENT SELECTION; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 68349087995     PISSN: 00143022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000232156     Document Type: Article

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