Sleep-disordered breathing: Effects on brain structure and function

Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology

Volumn 188, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 383-391

  Harper, Ronald M ^a,b   Kumar, Rajesh ^a   Ogren, Jennifer A ^b   Macey, Paul M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomic; Congenital central hypoventilation; Dyspnea; Hypoxia; Magnetic resonance imaging; Neural injury; Obstructive sleep apnea

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; HISTAMINE; LEPTIN; OREXIN; SEROTONIN;

BLOOD PRESSURE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CEREBELLUM INJURY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEPRESSION; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HIPPOCAMPUS; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; INTERMITTENT HYPOXIA; LIMBIC CORTEX; MAMMILLARY BODY; NERVE POTENTIAL; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURKINJE CELL; REVIEW; SITTING; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; STANDING; SUPINE POSITION; TISSUE STRUCTURE; VALSALVA MANEUVER; VOXEL BASED MORPHOMETRY;

AUTONOMIC; CONGENITAL CENTRAL HYPOVENTILATION; DYSPNEA; HYPOXIA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEURAL INJURY; OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA;

ANIMALS; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BRAIN; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CEREBELLUM; CEREBRAL CORTEX; COGNITION; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HORMONES; HUMANS; MEMORY; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES;

EID: 84884209037     PISSN: 15699048     EISSN: 18781519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2013.04.021     Document Type: Review

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