A new study from UCSF and the California Pacific Medical Center suggests that people who suffer from sleep apnea — brief pauses of breathing during the night — may also be at increased risk of developing dementia. We discuss sleep apnea, and the current state of diagnosis and treatment.
The federal government estimates that more than 12 million Americans are affected by sleep apnea, many of them undiagnosed.
- More: “Sleep Apnea Linked to Increased Risk of Dementia in Elderly Women” – at UCSF.edu
- More: The American Sleep Apnea Association – at SleepApnea.org
- More: Stanford Center for Sleep Sciences and Medicine – at StanfordHospital.org