Aberrant Insular Functional Network Integrity in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Conclusions:Brain functional connections from insular sites to other brain regions in OSA subjects represent abnormal autonomic, affective, sensorimotor, and cognitive control networks that may affect both impaired parasympathetic and sympathetic interactions, as well as abnormal sensorimotor integration, affected in the condition. The functional changes likely result from the previously reported structural changes in OSA subjects, as demonstrated by diverse neuroimaging studies.Citation:Park B, Palomares JA, Woo MA, Kang DW, Macey PM, Yan-Go FL, Harper RM, Kumar R. Aberrant insular functional network integrity in patients with obstructive sleep apnea. SLEEP 2016;39(5):989–1000.
Source: Sleep - Category: Sleep Medicine Source Type: research