Journal article
Sleep-Disordered Breathing and Stroke
Sleep medicine clinics, Vol.3(3), pp.361-376
2008
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsmc.2008.04.013
Abstract
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and stroke are common and serious multifactorial health problems that share many risk factors. Cohort studies have shown that some adult populations with severe OSA are at risk for “stroke.” Any given case usually has many “modifiable risk factors” for stroke that improve after OSA is successfully treated. To date, no double-blinded, randomized, controlled, treatment-versus-nontreatment trial has proved that OSA can cause stroke, and ethical constraints may prohibit such studies. Clinical trials are needed to assess the effectiveness of OSA treatment in improving stroke outcome. If treatment is proven to reduce morbidity and mortality significantly in a cost-effective manner, routine screening and more aggressive treatment options might become the standard of care for this patient population.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Sleep-Disordered Breathing and Stroke
- Creators
- Mark Eric Dyken - Department of Neurology, University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, 200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242, USAKyoung Bin Im - Department of Internal Medicine and Psychiatry, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, 200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Sleep medicine clinics, Vol.3(3), pp.361-376
- Publisher
- Elsevier Inc
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.jsmc.2008.04.013
- ISSN
- 1556-407X
- eISSN
- 1556-4088
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2008
- Academic Unit
- Neurology; Psychiatry
- Record Identifier
- 9984020847302771
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