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Nocturnal sleep apnea/hypopnea is associated with lower memory performance in APOE epsilon4 carriers.
Neurology - 23 Aug 2005
O'Hara R, Schröder C M, Kraemer H C, Kryla N, Cao C, Miller E, Schatzberg A F, Yesavage J A, Murphy G M
Abstract excerpt
The authors investigated the relationship between obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea (OSAH) and cognition in 36 older adults, 18 APOE epsilon4 carriers, and 18 non-carriers. Greater numbers of respiratory events negatively impacted memory function in epsilon4 carriers only. This is the first study to provide preliminary evidence for a negative interaction of APOE epsilon4 and OSAH on memory in older adults, which...
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