| Reduced brain gray matter concentration in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. | |
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PMID: 20175407 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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STUDY OBJECTIVES: To investigate differences in brain gray matter concentrations or volumes in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSA) and healthy volunteers. DESIGNS: Optimized voxel-based morphometry, an automated processing technique for MRI, was used to characterize structural differences in gray matter in newly diagnosed male patients. SETTING: University hospital. PATIENTS AND PARTICIPANTS: The study consisted of 36 male OSA and 31 non-apneic male healthy volunteers matched for age (mean age, 44.8 years). INTERVENTIONS: Using the t-test, gray matter differences were identified. The statistical significance level was set to a false discovery rate P < 0.05 with an extent threshold of k(E) > 200 voxels. MEASUREMENTS AND RESULTS: The mean apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) of patients was 52.5/h. On visual inspection of MRI, no structural abnormalities were observed. Compared to healthy volunteers, the gray matter concentrations of OSA patients were significantly decreased in the left gyrus rectus, bilateral superior frontal gyri, left precentral gyrus, bilateral frontomarginal gyri, bilateral anterior cingulate gyri, right insular gyrus, bilateral caudate nuclei, bilateral thalami, bilateral amygdalo-hippocampi, bilateral inferior temporal gyri, and bilateral quadrangular and biventer lobules in the cerebellum (false discovery rate P < 0.05). Gray matter volume was not different between OSA patients and healthy volunteers. CONCLUSIONS: The brain gray matter deficits may suggest that memory impairment, affective and cardiovascular disturbances, executive dysfunctions, and dysregulation of autonomic and respiratory control frequently found in OSA patients might be related to morphological differences in the brain gray matter areas. |
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Authors:
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Eun Yeon Joo; Woo Suk Tae; Min Joo Lee; Jung Woo Kang; Hwan Seok Park; Jun Young Lee; Minah Suh; Seung Bong Hong |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Sleep Volume: 33 ISSN: 0161-8105 ISO Abbreviation: Sleep Publication Date: 2010 Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-02-23 Completed Date: 2010-03-19 Revised Date: 2011-05-17 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7809084 Medline TA: Sleep Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 235-41 Citation Subset: IM |
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Sleep Center, Department of Neurology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. |
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Adult Atrophy Brain / pathology* Brain Mapping Dominance, Cerebral / physiology Humans Image Processing, Computer-Assisted* Imaging, Three-Dimensional* Magnetic Resonance Imaging* Male Middle Aged Organ Size / physiology Polysomnography Reference Values Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / pathology* |
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