Hippocampal Hypertrophy and Sleep Apnoea: A Role for the Ischemic Preconditioning?

  • Posted in Sleep Apnoea
  •  By Loran Simon

Sleep apnoea may be central or obstructive. Whatever the cause, the brain always affects breathing and how it pauses during sleep. Several studies point out that sleep apnoea can cause intermittent hypoxia and sleep fragmentation which can affect the processes in the hippocampus of the brain. In this study, the results of a cross-sectional study of 32 patients with mixed severity OSA and 32 non-apnoeic matched controls was discussed. Inferential analysis showed bilateral enlargement of hippocampi in the OSA group. Conversely, a trend for smaller thalami in the OSA group was noted.

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http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0083173

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