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Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) affects a large portion of middle-aged and older adults. It has been linked to increased risk of cognitive decline and Alzheimer's disease. OSA can impair cognitive performance and patients with cognitive complaints can frequently present with this sleep disorder. Although instruments able for correctly screening patients with cognitive impairment and OSA exist, there is no evidence about utility and feasibility of their use in the memory clinics. The study by Lam et al. showed that, in case of impossibility of performing polysomnography-that is the gold standard for OSA diagnosis, pulse oximetry can represent a good instrument for screening patients with cognitive impairment for OSA, and they do not advice for using sleep interview or STOP-Bang questionnaire for screening this sleep disorder.
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The Journal of Alzheimer''s Disease (JAD) is an international multidisciplinary journal to facilitate progress in understanding the etiology, pathogenesis, epidemiology, genetics, behavior, treatment and psychology of Alzheimer''s disease. The journal publishes research reports, reviews, short communications, hypotheses, ethics reviews, book reviews, and letters-to-the-editor. The journal is dedicated to providing an open forum for original research that will expedite our fundamental understanding of Alzheimer''s disease.
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