Jianhong Liao , Yunhan Shi , Xiaotian Zhu , Yanru Li , Demin Han
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Abstract
Background
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is one of the leading causes of sleep disorders and often exhibits psychological impairments. Brain asymmetry (BA), a recognized marker of psychological traits, has been found to be significantly elevated in OSA and associated with anxiety and personality traits. However, evidence for a causal relationship between BA and respiratory events remains lacking.
Methods
Patients undergoing polysomnography at the Sleep Medicine Center were enrolled in this study. Subsequently, sleep apnea or hypopnea with a duration of >15 s and intervals of >20 s were extracted and analyzed for BA changes during peri-respiratory events periods. Differences in power spectrum density in bilateral EEG activity were calculated for the frontal, central, and occipital regions.
Results
A total of 71 subjects were included in the study and 6445 respiratory events were extracted. We obtained 1265 respiratory events in N1, 3655 in N2, 62 in N3, and 1463 in REM. In frontal, BA was elevated during the event and recovered at the end of the event (P< 0.0001), with a uniform pattern across bands. In central, respiratory events similarly induced BA (P< 0.0001). In the occipital region, a decrease in BA was observed during respiratory events and a sudden rise at the end of the event (P<0.001). Non-severe and severe OSA exhibit similar trends. In addition, subgroup analyses indicated alpha, beta and gamma as the main contributors to BA fluctuations.
Conclusions
Our findings suggest respiratory events trigger BA across brain regions. These findings, combined with previous studies, suggest BA may be a marker and characteristic phenotype of neurological dysfunction in OSA.
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Sleep Medicine aims to be a journal no one involved in clinical sleep medicine can do without.
A journal primarily focussing on the human aspects of sleep, integrating the various disciplines that are involved in sleep medicine: neurology, clinical neurophysiology, internal medicine (particularly pulmonology and cardiology), psychology, psychiatry, sleep technology, pediatrics, neurosurgery, otorhinolaryngology, and dentistry.
The journal publishes the following types of articles: Reviews (also intended as a way to bridge the gap between basic sleep research and clinical relevance); Original Research Articles; Full-length articles; Brief communications; Controversies; Case reports; Letters to the Editor; Journal search and commentaries; Book reviews; Meeting announcements; Listing of relevant organisations plus web sites.