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

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.

Questions

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).