Positive airway pressure for sleep-disordered breathing in acute quadriplegia: a randomised controlled trial

This study investigated whether CPAP therapy could improve neurocognitive function and sleepiness in people with acute quadriplegia who have sleep-disordered breathing. The researchers found that while CPAP did not improve cognitive function, it did significantly reduce sleepiness in this population. The findings suggest that managing sleepiness in quadriplegia is important, even if CPAP doesn't fully address cognitive impairments.

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  CPAP treatment did not significantly improve scores on the Paced Auditory Serial Addition Task (PASAT), a measure of attention and information processing.
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  CPAP treatment significantly reduced sleepiness, as measured by the Karolinska Sleepiness Scale (KSS).
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  The study confirmed that sleep-disordered breathing is highly prevalent in individuals with acute quadriplegia.