Reversal of functional changes in the brain associated with obstructive sleep apnoea following 6 months of CPAP

Reversal of functional changes in the brain associated with obstructive sleep apnoea following 6 months of CPAP

Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is associated with an increase in the number of bursts of muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA), leading to neurogenic hypertension. Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the most effective and widely used treatment for preventing collapse of the upper airwa...

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Main Authors: Rania H. Fatouleh, Linda C. Lundblad, Paul M. Macey, David K. McKenzie, Luke A. Henderson, Vaughan G. Macefield
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-01-01
Series:NeuroImage: Clinical
Subjects:
Hypertension
Muscle sympathetic nerve activity
Obstructive sleep apnoea
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213158215000285

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