Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and Alzheimer's disease pathology: may continuous positive airway pressure treatment delay cognitive deterioration?

Claudio LiguoriRiccardo CremascoliMichelangelo MaestriMariana FernandesFrancesca IzziGloria TognoniFederica ScarpinaGabriele SicilianoNicola Biagio MercuriLorenzo PrianoEnrica BonanniFabio Placidi

Published in: Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung (2021)

These findings highlight the clinical potential of treating OSAS with CPAP to delay cognitive deterioration in patients with MCI or ADD.

Keyphrases

positive airway pressure
obstructive sleep apnea
sleep apnea
mild cognitive impairment
cognitive decline
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risk assessment
human health
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