The Effect of Obesity on Brain Diffusion Alteration in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Purpose. We investigated diffusion alterations in specific regions of the brain in morbid obese, obese, and nonobese OSA patients and searched whether there is a correlation between BMI and ADC values. Materials and Methods. DWIs of 65 patients with OSA were evaluated. The patients were classified a...

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Published in:	TheScientificWorld Vol. 2014; no. 2014; pp. 1 - 7
Main Authors:	Koçer, Abdulkadir, Aralasmak, Ayse, Akkoyunlu, Muhammed Emin, Sharifov, Rasul, Alkan, Alpay, Kilicarslan, Rukiye, Kart, Levent
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Publishing Corporation 01-01-2014 John Wiley & Sons, Inc Hindawi Limited
Subjects:	Adult Age Airway management Body mass index Brain Brain - physiopathology Clinical Study Complications and side effects Edema Female Health aspects Humans Hypothalamus Magnetic resonance imaging Male Middle Aged Obesity Obesity - physiopathology Physiological aspects Sleep apnea Sleep apnea syndromes Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - physiopathology Variance analysis Istanbul Turkey United States > US Turkey
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