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Re: alzheimers and sleep apnea

Posted by SGS on April 18, 2002 at 16:38:23:

In Reply to: alzheimers and sleep apnea posted by justwondering on April 18, 2002 at 10:44:02:

I don't think that anybody has found a reliable link between these two. Apnea may cause changes in the brain in some people over a long period but this is not the same as Alzheimers disease.

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