Sleep Apnea Negatively Influences Neurocognitive Function in Children
Those with higher apnea-hypopnea index more impaired than those with lower AHI.
Those with higher apnea-hypopnea index more impaired than those with lower AHI.
Researchers suggest that there are more effective or adjunctive interventions to resolve symptoms of RBD.
Significantly higher rates of motor vehicle collisions in women and adults aged 80 years and older.
Jet lag type sleep disturbances led to a decrease in glutathione, an antioxidant that prevents damage to parts of the cell, in the brain cells of mice.
Modafinil (Provigil) may actually improve attention, learning and memory.
Sleeping on one’s side may be the best position for removal of waste from the brain, based on study in rodents.
Patients with sleep apnea appear to be predisposed to panic disorder, based on a study conducted in Taiwan.
About 15% of seniors experience excessive daytime sleepiness, which can be related to sleep apnea or comorbid psychiatric conditions.
Women with bipolar who did not sleep well tended to have more severe and frequent depression, as well as more intense manic episodes.
Sodium oxybate, alone or in combination with modafinil, improved excessive sleepiness in patients with narcolepsy both with and without cataplexy.