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Huntington’s disease (HD) is a neurodegenerative disease inherited in an autosomal dominant manner. It is caused by an expansion of cytosine, adenine, guanine (CAG) repeats within the huntingtin (HTT) gene, which is located on chromosome 4. This pathological expansion of CAG repeats results in the production of a mutant huntingtin protein with an abnormally long polyglutamine […]

Ivana Rosenzweig, Sleep and Breathing 2021: The Link Between Sleep Apnoea and Dementia

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Published Online: Jun 3rd 2021

We were delighted to speak with Dr Ivana Rosenzweig (Sleep and Brain Plasticity Centre, King’s College London, London, UK) around her talk on the ‘Link between sleep apnoea and dementia: the neuroimaging perspective‘, which was presented at the virtual 2021 Sleep and Breathing Conference, 16-17 April, 2021.

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  1. What is known about the relationship between sleep apnoea and dementia? (0:19)
  2. How are neuroimaging studies increasing our understanding of this relationship? (0:53)
  3. What have we learned about the pathophysiological processes underlying this link? (2:15)
  4. What are the implications of these findings for future screening and treatment of sleep apnoea? (3:24)
  5. What further studies are needed? (4:22)

Disclosures: Ivana Rosenzweig has nothing to disclose in relation to this video.

Support: Interview and filming supported by Touch Medical Media. Interview conducted by Victoria Jones.

Filmed as a highlight of Sleep and Breathing 2021 (Virtual).

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