Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Positive Airway Pressure Usage in Populations with Neurological Disease. Review uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is characterized by repetitive episodes of complete or partial upper airway obstruction during sleep, with a worldwide estimate of 936 million sufferers. Treatments of OSA include continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), weight loss, positional therapy, oral appliances, positive upper airway pressure, oro-maxillofacial surgery, hypoglossal nerve stimulation, and bariatric surgery, and others, with CPAP being the most commonly prescribed treatment. In this review, the neurologic conditions of stroke, cognitive decline, epilepsy, and migraines will be discussed as they relate to OSA. Additionally, the literature regarding improvement in these conditions following treatment with CPAP will be explored.

publication date

  • October 9, 2022

Research

keywords

  • Epilepsy
  • Sleep Apnea, Obstructive

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 85139734878

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1016/j.jsmc.2022.07.007

PubMed ID

  • 36333080

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 17

issue

  • 4