# Response letter: Examining the association between sleep apnea and total hippocampal volumes in cognitive impairment

**Authors:** Matthew Settimi, Dennis Tchoudnovski, Ivan Ntale, David R. Colelli, Yakdehikandage S. Costa, Sara Mitchell, Mario Masellis, Benjamin Lam, Andrew Lim, Frances Chung, Joel Ramirez, Maged Goubran, Sandra E. Black, Mark I. Boulos

PMC · DOI: 10.1002/alz.70602 · 2025-08-14

## Full-text entities

- **Diseases:** white matter hyperintensities (MESH:D056784), Neurological Disorders (MESH:D009461), Restless Legs Syndrome (MESH:D012148), lacunar infarcts (MESH:D059409), Alzheimer (MESH:D000544), Dementia (MESH:D003704), OSA (MESH:D020181), NVM (MESH:D013901), diabetes (MESH:D003920), sleep apnea (MESH:D012891), hypertension (MESH:D006973), cerebral small vessel disease (MESH:D059345), Stroke (MESH:D020521), cerebral microbleeds (MESH:D002547), Cognitive impairment (MESH:D003072)
- **Chemicals:** oxygen (MESH:D010100)
- **Species:** Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606]

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Source: https://tomesphere.com/paper/PMC12351392