ANALYSIS OF COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT IN OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME (OSAS) WITH & WITHOUT COMORBIDITIES: A PROSPECTIVE, CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY

Dr.(Mrs) Leena A. Deshpande; Dr. Amitabh Dwivedi

Volume : VIII, Issue : III, March - 2019

ANALYSIS OF COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT IN OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME (OSAS) WITH & WITHOUT COMORBIDITIES: A PROSPECTIVE, CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY

Dr. Mrs Leena A. Deshpande, Dr. Amitabh Dwivedi

Abstract :

Introduction: OSAS has become a significant public health problem with the increasing demands of modern society. It is often associated with serious and adverse consequences as it is most of the time associated with comorbid conditions. Objectives: To assess the impact of OSAS with and without comorbidities on cognitive functions in either gender of different age groups. Method: The sample of 205 patients diagnosed as having OSAS was divided into two groups depending on presence and absence of comorbid conditions. OSAS patients with comorbidities were 179 & 26 patients were without comorbidities. The patients were administered with the specific evaluation scale MoCA. Observation & Results: In Group with Comorbidities– Strong correlation between MoCA components mean score was observed with degree of apnea & age. Affection in cognition was irrespective of gender. In Group without Comorbidities– Degree of severity of apnea, gender & age had no effect on Cognitive functions in patients without comorbidities. Conclusion: The impact of OSAS in patients without comorbidities was significantly less than in patients with comorbidities.