Sleep apnea, hypoxia, and late-onset epilepsy: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study.

Christopher M CarosellaRebecca F GottesmanAnna Kucharska-NewtonPamela L Lutsey Adam P SpiraNaresh PunjabiAndrea L C SchneiderKelsie M Full Emily L Johnson

Published in: Sleep (2023)

Sleep apnea and oxygen saturation nadir during sleep are associated with LOE, independently of hypertension and other comorbidities. These potentially modifiable risk factors could have large clinical implications for LOE.

Keyphrases

sleep apnea
late onset
positive airway pressure
obstructive sleep apnea
risk factors
early onset
blood pressure
endothelial cells
type diabetes
depressive symptoms