Frontal lobe function, sleep loss and fragmented sleep

K Jones, Y Harrison - Sleep medicine reviews, 2001 - Elsevier
Recent experimental studies involving total sleep loss, sleep reduction and clinically related
sleep fragmentation report impaired performance on tasks of frontal lobe or executive …

Obstructive sleep apnea and the prefrontal cortex: towards a comprehensive model linking nocturnal upper airway obstruction to daytime cognitive and behavioral …

DW Beebe, D Gozal - Journal of sleep research, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is accompanied by significant daytime cognitive and
behavioral deficits that extend beyond the effects of sleepiness. This article outlines a causal …

Brain activation changes before and after PAP treatment in obstructive sleep apnea

V Castronovo, N Canessa, LS Ferini, MS Aloia… - Sleep, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Study Objectives: Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is associated with
cognitive and functional deficits, most of which are corrected after positive airway pressure …

Executive function in sleep apnea: controlling for attentional capacity in assessing executive attention

E Verstraeten, R Cluydts, D Pevernagie, G Hoffmann - Sleep, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Study objectives: As the effects of general slowness and decreased attentional capacity on
higher executive attention have not been fully taken into account in the sleep apnea …

Cognitive executive dysfunction in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) after CPAP treatment

B Naegele, JL Pepin, P Levy, C Bonnet, J Pellat… - Sleep, 1998 - academic.oup.com
We have previously described impairments of cognitive executive functions in 17 patients
with OSAS in comparison with 17 normal controls, as assessed by various frontal-lobe …

Executive dysfunction in OSA before and after treatment: a meta-analysis

M Olaithe, RS Bucks - Sleep, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Study Objectives: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a frequent and often
underdiagnosed condition that is associated with upper airway collapse, oxygen …

Sleep apnea syndrome and cognition

E Sforza, F Roche - Frontiers in neurology, 2012 - frontiersin.org
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a sleep-related breathing disorder characterized by
repetitive episodes of airflow cessation resulting in brief arousals and intermittent …

Cognition and daytime functioning in sleep-related breathing disorders

ML Jackson, ME Howard, M Barnes - Progress in brain research, 2011 - Elsevier
Sleep-related breathing disorders encompass a range of disorders in which abnormal
ventilation occurs during sleep as a result of partial or complete obstruction of the upper …

Neurocognitive effects of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

E Verstraeten - Current neurology and neuroscience reports, 2007 - Springer
The nature of the neurocognitive deficits found in obstructive sleep apnea is still debatable.
What is the extent of higher executive versus alertness-based cognitive dysfunction? Are …

Executive control of attention in sleep apnea patients: theoretical concepts and methodological considerations

E Verstraeten, R Cluydts - Sleep medicine reviews, 2004 - Elsevier
Sleep apnea patients' nocturnal breathing disturbances cause daytime sleepiness and
cognitive impairments. Attentional capacity and vigilance deficits have often been observed …