Associations Between Sleep Spindle Metrics, Age, Education and Executive Function in Young Adult and Middle-Aged Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
Rongcui SuiJie LiYunhan ShiShizhen YuanHuijun WangJianhong LiaoXiang GaoDemin HanYanru LiXingjun WangPublished in: Nature and science of sleep (2024)
Specific sleep spindle metrics, higher overall density, fast density and slow density during N2 sleep time, and longer duration during N2 and N3 sleep time, are independent and sensitive indicators of better executive function in young adult and middle-aged patients with OSA. Further research is needed to explore the underlying mechanisms and clinical implications of these findings.