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Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Positive Airway Pressure Usage in Populations with Neurological Disease
Daniel A Barone1, Alan Z Segal1
1Weill Cornell Center for Sleep Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine | NewYork-Presbyterian, 425 East 61st Street, 5th floor, New York, NY 10065, USA.
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.
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