Serum neurofilament light reflects cognitive dysfunctions in children with obstructive sleep apnea

• Main Authors: Yewen Shi (Author), Yani Feng (Author), Xi Chen (Author), Lina Ma (Author), Zine Cao (Author), Lei Shang (Author), Bingjie Zhao (Author), Ningning She (Author), Yitong Zhang (Author), Chao Si (Author), Haiqin Liu (Author), Junjie Zhao (Author), Xiaoyong Ren (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background In children, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) can cause cognitive dysfunctions. Amyloid-beta and tau are elevated in OSA. Neurofilament light (NfL) is a marker of neuro-axonal damage, but there are no reports of NfL for OSA. The objective was to investigate the serum levels of NfL a...