OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA: RECOVERY OF CEREBRAL AUTOREGULATION IN THE BACKGROUND OF CPAP THERAPY
Twenty people aged 50-65 with a severe form of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS), as well as 20 clinically healthy volunteers, were examined. Cardiorespiratory monitoring of night sleep and ultrasound examination of cerebral blood flow with functional tests were carried out before the beginning of therapy, and also after 2, 3, 6 and 12 months of treatment. Reduction of cerebral hemodynamic reserve (CHR) in arteries of basilar system in severe form of OSAS in persons over 50 years is shown. The restoration of CHR was revealed against the backdrop of CPAP therapy carried out within 1 year