Cognitive impairment in obstructive sleep apnea

Pathologie Biologie

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 233-240

  Gagnon, K ^a,b   Baril, A A ^a,c   Gagnon, J F ^a,b   Fortin, M ^a,d   Decary A ^a   Lafond, C ^a   Desautels, A ^a,c   Montplaisir, J ^a,c   Gosselin, N ^a,d  

^a HÔPITAL DU SACRÉ COEUR DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Cognition; Continuous positive airway pressure; Electroencephalography; Neuroimaging; Neuropsychology; Obstructive sleep apnea

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; DEMENTIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPISODIC MEMORY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; NEUROIMAGING; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PSYCHOMOTOR ACTIVITY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; WORKING MEMORY; ADULT; AGED; ANOXIA; ATTENTION; BRAIN DAMAGE, CHRONIC; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMPLICATION; DISORDERS OF EXCESSIVE SOMNOLENCE; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEMALE; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; SNORING;

ADULT; AGED; ANOXIA; ATTENTION; BRAIN DAMAGE, CHRONIC; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE; DEMENTIA; DISORDERS OF EXCESSIVE SOMNOLENCE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROIMAGING; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; SNORING;

EID: 84908153348     PISSN: 03698114     EISSN: 17683114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.patbio.2014.05.015     Document Type: Review

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