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ArticleFrontiers in neuroscience2026

The association between obstructive sleep apnea and total cerebral small vessel disease burden-Neurovascular insights of OSA.

Rui Zhao, Guangze Cui, Xiaofei Zhang, Yinxia Bai, Zhiping Peng, Hongyi Zhao, Ruiqi Wang, Wenjuan Ma, Dongsheng Lv

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Rui Zhao *Department of Sleep Medicine, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Mental Health Center, Hohhot, China.
Guangze Cui *Hohhot Third Hospital (Hohhot Mental Health Center), Hohhot, China.
Xiaofei ZhangDepartment of Sleep Medicine, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Mental Health Center, Hohhot, China.
Yinxia BaiDepartment of Sleep Medicine, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Mental Health Center, Hohhot, China.
Zhiping PengDepartment of Sleep Medicine, 984 Hospital of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Joint Logistic Support Force, Beijing, China.
Hongyi ZhaoDepartment of Sleep Medicine, 984 Hospital of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Joint Logistic Support Force, Beijing, China.
Ruiqi WangDivision of Scientific Research, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Mental Health Center, Hohhot, China.
Wenjuan MaDepartment of Radiology, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Mental Health Center, Hohhot, China.
Dongsheng LvDepartment of Sleep Medicine, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Mental Health Center, Hohhot, China.

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Abstract

Objective: This study was conducted to assess the relationship between the severity of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and the total burden score of cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD), global cerebral blood flow (CBF), and cognitive function. Moreover, the internal pathway through which OSA induces cognitive impairment by affecting cerebral perfusion, and overall cerebral small vessel lesions was determined in this study. Methods: In total, 94 patients who received polysomnography (PSG) at the Mental Health Center of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region from October 2024 to February 2026 were included in this study. Based on the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI), all individuals were classified into the control and the mild group (AHI < 15 times/h, Results: The total CSVD burden and perivascular space (PVS) score in the severe OSA group were significantly higher than those in the moderate group and the control group ( Conclusion: The severity of OSA might be related to the CSVD burden score. Neuroimaging characteristics strongly related to cognitive function in patients suffering from OSA, and abnormal global CBF may serve as a non-invasive imaging marker for evaluating neurocognitive damage.

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apnea hypopnea indexcerebral bloodflowcognitive functionobstructive sleep apneapolysomnography

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