The impact of sleep and hypoxia on the brain: Potential mechanisms for the effects of obstructive sleep apnea

Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 565-571

  Rosenzweig, Ivana ^a,b   Williams, Steve C R ^a   Morrella, Mary J ^c,d  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b DANISH EPILEPSY CENTRE   (Denmark)

^c NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL BROMPTON AND HAREFIELD NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Intermittent hypoxia; Ischaemic preconditioning; Obstructive sleep apnea; Sleep fragmentation

Indexed keywords

BRAIN HYPOXIA; BRAIN INJURY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; INTERMITTENT HYPOXIA; ISCHEMIC PRECONDITIONING; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; REVIEW; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; AGING; ANOXIA; BRAIN; COMPLICATION; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; VASCULARIZATION;

AGING; ANOXIA; BRAIN; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMANS; ISCHEMIC PRECONDITIONING; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; SLEEP DEPRIVATION;

EID: 84927725333     PISSN: 10705287     EISSN: 15316971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCP.0000000000000099     Document Type: Review

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