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Sleep apnea evokes right hemisphere dominance and psychological disorders: An exploratory study
Jianhong Liao1, Chao Zhang2, Yunhan Shi1
1Department of Sleep Medical Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Ministry of Education, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Background:
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is considered one of the major causes of sleep disorders and psychological disorders in individuals. Brain asymmetry (BA) demonstrates individual hemispheric activity and psychological disorders. This study aimed to explore the characteristics of BA and psychology in OSA.
Methods:
Enrolment of patients for sleep assessment at the Sleep Medicine Center. Clinical characteristics, handedness, and psychological scales were prospectively collected from subjects. Subsequently, EEG power in alpha, beta, and theta bilaterally was calculated for the rest and sleep phases.
Results:
A total of 152 OSA and 21 non-OSA subjects were included in the study. In the frontal, central and occipital regions, OSA exhibited increased interhemispheric asymmetry with increasing apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) during rest and sleep. Simultaneously, the results showed that greater activity in the right hemisphere was positively associated with anxiety and extraversion, while inversely with positive and lie scale. In addition, the results show that OSA contributes to abnormal BA fluctuations during sleep.
Conclusions:
Our results suggest that sleep disorders associated with apnea-hypopnea and arousal may contribute to increased BA during sleep. Such changes may persist into wakefulness with psychological traits.
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