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Neurological Aspects of Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Author(s) -
Broderick Meredith,
Guilleminault Christian
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
annals of the new york academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.712
H-Index - 248
eISSN - 1749-6632
pISSN - 0077-8923
DOI - 10.1196/annals.1444.003
Subject(s) - obstructive sleep apnea , medicine , arousal , airway , apnea , pharyngeal muscles , sleep apnea , sleep (system call) , reflex , disease , pathophysiology , rem sleep behavior disorder , neuroscience , anesthesia , physical medicine and rehabilitation , psychology , polysomnography , computer science , operating system
Obstructive sleep apnea is often regarded as a structural disorder causing narrowing of the airway. This article reviews the neurological aspects of obstructive sleep apnea, including the upper airway reflex, cortical arousal thresholds, and motor function as they pertain to the pathophysiology of disease. We also discuss the relationship of obstructive sleep apnea to other neurological diseases.