First night of CPAP: impact on memory consolidation attention and subjective experience.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Neurocognitive deficits are common and serious consequences of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Currently, the gold standard treatment is continuous positive air pressure (CPAP) therapy, although the clinical responses to this intervention can be variable. This study examined the effect of one night of CPAP therapy on sleep-dependent memory consolidation, attention, and vigilance as well as subjective experience.

Methods

Fifteen healthy controls and 29 patients with obstructive sleep apnea of whom 14 underwent a full-night CPAP titration completed the psychomotor vigilance test (PVT) and motor sequence learning task (MST) in the evening and the morning after undergoing overnight polysomnography. All participants also completed subjective evaluations of sleep quality.

SUBMITTER: Djonlagic I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5238960 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature