The role of obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea for leukoaraiosis and its cognitive consequences: a discussion still open!

Frédéric Roche^{1

2}, Sébastien Celle^{1

2}, Nathalie Perek², Pauline Guillot²

Affiliations

¹ Physiology Laboratory, Physiology Department, VISAS Sleep Center, University Hospital, Saint Etienne, France.
² Jacques Lisfranc Faculty of Medicine, Inserm Sainbiose U1059 SAINBIOSE, DVH, Jean Monnet University, Ecole des Mines, Saint Etienne, France.

Frédéric Roche et al. Sleep. 2025.

. 2025 Feb 10;48(2):zsae283.

doi: 10.1093/sleep/zsae283.

Frédéric Roche^{1

2}, Sébastien Celle^{1

2}, Nathalie Perek², Pauline Guillot²

¹ Physiology Laboratory, Physiology Department, VISAS Sleep Center, University Hospital, Saint Etienne, France.
² Jacques Lisfranc Faculty of Medicine, Inserm Sainbiose U1059 SAINBIOSE, DVH, Jean Monnet University, Ecole des Mines, Saint Etienne, France.

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