The Prognostic Role of Obstructive Sleep Apnea at the Onset of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.

CONCLUSIONS: Our study highlights the importance of an early diagnosis of OSA in ALS patients, allowing the identification of ALS patients with an OSA phenotype (AHIo ≥5), who are characterized by a worse prognosis.
PMID: 27595268 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Neuro-Degenerative Diseases - November 2, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Quaranta VN, Carratù P, Damiani MF, Dragonieri S, Capozzolo A, Cassano A, Resta O Tags: Neurodegener Dis Source Type: research