The Effect of Obesity on Brain Diffusion Alteration in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Purpose. We investigated diffusion alterations in specific regions of the brain in morbid obese, obese, and nonobese OSA patients and searched whether there is a correlation between BMI and ADC values. Materials and Methods. DWIs of 65 patients with OSA were evaluated. The patients were classified...

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Main Authors: Rukiye Kilicarslan, Alpay Alkan, Rasul Sharifov, Muhammed Emin Akkoyunlu, Ayse Aralasmak, Abdulkadir Kocer, Levent Kart
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/768415