title: Comparison of Cognitive Functions Between Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome and Simple Snoring Patients: OSAS May Be a Modifiable Risk Factor for Cognitive Decline.
abstract: By comparing neurocognitive test results from patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) and those from patients with simple snoring, we aimed to establish whether OSAS negatively influences cognition. Patients with mild-to-severe OSAS (n = 29) and nonhypoxic simple-snoring patients (n = 30) were admitted to the study. All participants in both groups were evaluated with polysomnography and neurocognitive tests, including the Stroop Test, Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test, Judgment of Line Orientation, Trail-Making Test, and Symbol Digit Modalities Test (SDMT). Significant differences were identified between the groups for test scores on the Rey 1, SDMT, and Stroop tests. We propose that accurate OSAS diagnosis and treatment might help to prevent cognitive decline.
authors.affiliation: a Neurology , Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital , Ankara , Turkey.
authors.forename: Berna
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Arli
authors.forename: Sule
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bilen
authors.forename: Ayse Pinar
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Titiz
authors.forename: Ersin Kasim
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Ulusoy
authors.forename: Semra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mungan
authors.forename: Erdem
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gurkas
authors.forename: Zeynep Nese
authors.initials: ZN
authors.lastname: Oztekin
authors.forename: Muge
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ozcan
authors.forename: Fikri
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ak
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001288:Attention; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007600:Judgment; D008297:Male; D008609:Mental Status Schedule; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D017286:Polysomnography; D012307:Risk Factors; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000150:complications*; D012913:Snoring / Q000150:complications*; D014706:Verbal Learning
keywords: cognitive decline; neurocognitive tests; obstructive sleep apnea syndrome; simple snoring