Obstructive sleep apnea severity affects amyloid burden in cognitively normal elderly a longitudinal study

Recent evidence suggests that Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) may be a risk factor for developing Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer’s disease. However, how sleep apnea affects longitudinal risk for Alzheimer’s disease is less well understood.

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Autores: Sharma, Ram A., Varga, Andrew W., Bubu, Omonigho M., Romero Lafuente, Sergio|||0000-0002-8627-543X
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Recursos:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/116686
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/116686
https://dx.doi.org/10.1164/rccm.201704-0704OC
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Alzheimer's disease
Sleep apnea syndromes
obstructive sleep apnea
amyloid burden
Pittsburgh compound B positron emission tomography scan
cerebrospinal fluid amyloid beta
cognitive impairment
Alzheimer, Malaltia d'
Síndromes d'apnea del son
Apnea
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Ciències de la salut::Medicina
Descrição
Resumo:Recent evidence suggests that Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) may be a risk factor for developing Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer’s disease. However, how sleep apnea affects longitudinal risk for Alzheimer’s disease is less well understood.