Impact of continuous positive airway pressure on cognitive functions in adult patients with obstructive sleep apnea: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with the impairment of a range of cognitive functions. Whether treatment with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) improves these cognitive functions is still a matter of debate.

Methods: We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that included OSA patients (apnea hypopnea index, AHI >10/h), naive to CPAP treatment, with a cognitive assessment before and after CPAP initiation.