Increased Muscle Sympathetic Nerve Activity and Impaired Executive Performance Capacity in Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Conclusions:As compared to controls, MSNA is increased in patients with OSA at rest, and further significant MSNA increments and worse executive performance are seen during mental stress.Clinical Trial Registration:URL: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov, registration number: NCT002289625.Citation:Goya TT, Silva RF, Guerra RS, Lima MF, Barbosa ER, Cunha PJ, Lobo DM, Buchpiguel CA, Busatto-Filho G, Negrão CE, Lorenzi-Filho G, Ueno-Pardi LM. Increased muscle sympathetic nerve activity and impaired executive performance capacity in obstructive sleep apnea. SLEEP 2016;39(1):25–33.
Source: Sleep - Category: Sleep Medicine Source Type: research