Check Those Little Gray Cells

NEW YORK — OSA patients might blame their daytime
difficulties on sleepiness, but new research suggests that their
brains could be to blame, according to a study from Italian
researchers published in the American Thoracic Society’s
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care
Medicine. Specifically, their cognitive challenges may be
caused by structural deficits in gray matter, brought on by the
intermittent oxygen deprivation that comes with OSA.

The good news, the researchers said, is that the deficits may be
partially or fully reversible with early detection and treatment.
Read the article here.