Regional brain tissue changes and associations with disease severity in children with sleep-disordered breathing

[摘要] Study ObjectivesChildren with sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) exhibit behavioral, cognitive, and autonomic deficits, suggestive of neural injury. We assessed whether the tissue alterations resulted from acute or chronic processes, and whether alterations correlated with disease severity.

[学科分类] 生理学

[关键词] magnetic resonance imaging;cognition;mood;autonomic;diffusion tensor imaging