Clinical Outcomes and Tau Pathology in Retired Football Players: Associations With Diagnosed and Witnessed Sleep Apnea.
Sarah J BanksEukyung YhangYorghos TripodisYi SuHillary ProtasCharles H AdlerLaura J BalcerCharles B BernickJesse B MezJoseph PalmisanoWilliam B BarrJennifer V WetheDavid W DodickMichael D McCleanBrett MartinKaitlin HartlageArlener D TurnerRobert W TurnerAtul MalhotraMichael ColmanOfer PasternakAlexander P LinInga K KoerteSylvain BouixJeffrey L CummingsMartha E ShentonEric M ReimanRobert A SternMichael L AloscoPublished in: Neurology. Clinical practice (2024)
Former elite American football players are at risk of SA. Our findings suggest that SA might contribute to cognitive, neuropsychiatric, and tau outcomes in this population. Like all neurodegenerative diseases, this study emphasizes the multifactorial contributions to negative brain health outcomes and the importance of sleep for optimal brain health.
Keyphrases
- sleep apnea
- high school
- resting state
- white matter
- healthcare
- cerebrospinal fluid
- positive airway pressure
- public health
- obstructive sleep apnea
- functional connectivity
- mental health
- physical activity
- health information
- sleep quality
- multiple sclerosis
- type diabetes
- adipose tissue
- skeletal muscle
- social media
- insulin resistance
- health promotion
- climate change