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Does screening for sleep apnea in asymptomatic patients reduce long-term dementia risk?

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Neurology · NYU Grossman School of Medicine

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is common, underdiagnosed, and increasingly recognized as a potentially modifiable contributor to late-life cognitive decline. Observational studies consistently report associations between OSA, intermittent hypoxemia, sleep fragmentation, cerebrovascular injury, Alzhei...

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