Talha Mubashir, Lusine Abrahamyan, Ayan Niazi, Deween Piyasena, Abdul A Arif, Jean Wong, Ricardo S Osorio, Clodagh M Ryan, Frances Chung
BACKGROUND: Previous studies have shown that obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with a higher risk of cognitive impairment or dementia in the elderly, leading to deleterious health effects and decreasing quality of life. This systematic review aims to determine the prevalence of OSA in patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and examine whether an association between OSA and MCI exists. METHODS: We searched Medline, PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Central, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, PsychINFO, Scopus, the Web of Science, ClinicalTrials...
August 15, 2019: BMC Neurology