• Gray matter hypertrophy and thickening with obstructive sleep apnea in middle-aged and older adults 

    Gray matter increases with obstructive sleep apnea
    Baril, Andrée-Ann; Gagnon, Katia; Brayet, Pauline; Montplaisir, Jacques-Yves; De Beaumont, Louis; Carrier, Julie; Lafond, Chantal; L’Heureux, Francis; Gagnon, Jean-François; Gosselin, Nadia (American Thoracic Society, 2017-06-01)
    Rationale: Obstructive sleep apnea causes intermittent hypoxemia, hemodynamic fluctuations, and sleep fragmentation, all of which could damage cerebral gray matter that can be indirectly assessed with neuroimaging. Objectives: To investigate whether ...