Executive functioning in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome patients without comorbidities: Focus on the fractionation of executive functions

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1094-1107

  Borges, Juliane Goldoni ^a   Ginani, Giuliano Emerenciano ^a   Hachul, Helena ^a   Cintra, Fátima Dumas ^a   Tufik, Sérgio ^a   Pompéia, Sabine ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cognitive impairment; Comorbidities; Executive functions; Obesity; Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome; Working memory

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BLOOD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; ATTENTION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMANS; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OXYGEN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84890477589     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: 1744411X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803395.2013.858661     Document Type: Article

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