Self-reported sleepiness associates with greater brain and cortical volume and lower prevalence of ischemic covert brain infarcts in a community sample.
Andrée-Ann BarilAlexa S BeiserCharles DeCarliDibya HimaliErlan SanchezMarina CavuotoSusan RedlineDaniel J GottliebSudha SeshadriMatthew P PaseJayandra J HimaliPublished in: Sleep (2022)
Our findings suggest that sleepiness is not necessarily a marker of poor brain health when not explained by diseases or sleep debt and sleep disorders. Rather, sleepiness could be a marker of preserved sleep-regulatory processes and brain health in some cases.
Keyphrases
- sleep quality
- white matter
- resting state
- obstructive sleep apnea
- healthcare
- mental health
- cerebral ischemia
- public health
- physical activity
- sleep apnea
- depressive symptoms
- positive airway pressure
- multiple sclerosis
- oxidative stress
- subarachnoid hemorrhage
- ischemia reperfusion injury
- brain injury
- risk assessment
- health promotion