White matter alteration and autonomic impairment in obstructive sleep apnea
Author(s) -
Hsiu-Ling Chen,
ChihCheng Huang,
HsinChing Lin,
ChengHsien Lu,
Pei-Chin Chen,
KunHsien Chou,
MaoChang Su,
Michael Friedman,
ChingPo Lin,
Wei-Che Lin
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of clinical sleep medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.529
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1550-9397
pISSN - 1550-9389
DOI - 10.5664/jcsm.8186
Subject(s) - medicine , fractional anisotropy , cardiology , obstructive sleep apnea , white matter , baroreflex , diffusion mri , valsalva maneuver , autonomic nervous system , heart rate variability , blood pressure , heart rate , magnetic resonance imaging , radiology
Autonomic impairment and white matter (WM) alterations have been noted as effects of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). This study sought to evaluate the change of WM integrity in patients with OSA using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and to determine its relationship with autonomic impairment.
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