Continuous positive airway pressure improves gait control in severe obstructive sleep apnoea: A prospective study.

Sebastien BaillieulBernard WuyamJean-Louis PépinMathieu MarillierRenaud TamisierDominic PérennouSamuel Verges

Published in: PloS one (2018)

Eight weeks of CPAP treatment improves gait control of severe OSA patients, suggesting morphological and functional cerebral improvements. Our data provide a rationale for further mechanistic studies and the use of gait as a biomarker of OSA brain consequences.

Keyphrases

positive airway pressure
obstructive sleep apnea
sleep apnea
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
cerebral palsy
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
early onset
peritoneal dialysis
clinical trial
subarachnoid hemorrhage
white matter
drug induced
depressive symptoms
case control
cerebral blood flow