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Sleep Apnea Linked with Tau Accumulation in the Brain

Publish date:: May 28, 2019

Key clinical point: Witnessed apneas are associated with increased tau accumulation in the entorhinal cortex.

Major finding: Participants with witnessed apneas had 4.5% higher levels of tau than did those without witnessed apneas.

Study details: An analysis of 288 participants in the Mayo Clinic Study of Aging.

Disclosures: The National Institutes of Health supported the study.

Citation:

Carvalho D et al. AAN 2019, Abstract P3.6-021.

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