Sleep-disordered breathing among acute ischemic stroke patients in Brazil

Highlights • Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is very frequent in Brazilian patients with acute stroke. • Severe OSA was associated with a poor long-term functional outcome following stroke. • OSA is a treatable condition and therefore its treatment seems to be a potential target to improve outcome of...

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Published inSleep medicine Vol. 19; pp. 8 - 12
Main Authors Camilo, Millene R, Schnitman, Saul V, Sander, Heidi H, Eckeli, Alan L, Fernandes, Regina M.F, Leite, Joao P, Bassetti, Claudio L, Pontes-Neto, Octavio M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.03.2016
Subjects
Acute cerebral infarction
Age Factors
Body Mass Index
Brazil
Female
Functional outcome
Hematocrit
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Neurology
Outcome Assessment (Health Care)
Polysomnography - methods
Polysomnography - statistics & numerical data
Prospective Studies
Risk Factors
Severity of Illness Index
Sleep
Sleep apnea
Sleep Apnea Syndromes - complications
Sleep Medicine
Sleep-disordered breathing
Stroke
Stroke - complications
Stroke
Sleep apnea
Sleep
Acute cerebral infarction
Sleep-disordered breathing
Functional outcome
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Summary:Highlights • Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is very frequent in Brazilian patients with acute stroke. • Severe OSA was associated with a poor long-term functional outcome following stroke. • OSA is a treatable condition and therefore its treatment seems to be a potential target to improve outcome of acute stroke patients.
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ISSN:1389-9457
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DOI:10.1016/j.sleep.2015.11.008