Normobaric hypoxia overnight impairs cognitive reaction time

Normobaric hypoxia overnight impairs cognitive reaction time

Abstract Background Impaired reaction time in patients suffering from hypoxia during sleep, caused by sleep breathing disorders, is a well-described phenomenon. High altitude sleep is known to induce periodic breathing with central apneas and oxygen desaturations, even in perfectly healthy subjects....

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Main Authors: Stephan Pramsohler, Stefan Wimmer, Martin Kopp, Hannes Gatterer, Martin Faulhaber, Martin Burtscher, Nikolaus Cristoph Netzer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:BMC Neuroscience
Subjects:
Reaction time
Hypoxia
Cognition
Sleep
Extreme altitude
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12868-017-0362-3

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