Open AccessHypercapnia is more important than hypoxia in the neuro-outcomes of sleep-disordered breathing
Author(s) -
David Wang,
Robert J. Thomas,
Brendon J. Yee,
Ronald R. Grunstein
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of applied physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.253
H-Index - 229
eISSN - 8750-7587
pISSN - 1522-1601
DOI - 10.1152/japplphysiol.01008.2015
Subject(s) - excellence , medicine , sleep medicine , gerontology , family medicine , sleep disorder , psychiatry , insomnia , political science , law
to the editor: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) results in awake neurocognitive impairment with societal implications ([22][1]). However, the relevant pathophysiological mechanism(s) for this impairment are unclear, impacting on disease monitoring and targeted treatment ([1][2], [17][3]). Among a
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