0079 The Effects of a Single Night of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure on Memory in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea

[摘要] IntroductionDuring sleep-dependent memory consolidation, new memories are stabilized for long-term storage in a discriminatory fashion, as memories relevant for future behavior are preferentially processed over others. Memory deficits have been observed in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and may result from deficient sleep-dependent memory consolidation. This study investigated the effect of a single night of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) on memory consolidation for future-relevant versus future-irrelevant memories in treatment-naïve OSA patients (no-CPAP group) and OSA patients receiving their first night of CPAP treatment (CPAP group).

[学科分类] 生理学