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SUBMITTER: Davis AP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3721244 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Davis Arielle P AP Billings Martha E ME Longstreth W T WT Khot Sandeep P SP
Neurology. Clinical practice 20130601 3
Sleep-disordered breathing is an increasingly recognized disorder that is particularly prevalent among stroke patients. Obstructive sleep apnea, a form of sleep-disordered breathing, is associated with multiple major stroke risk factors but is also an independent risk factor for stroke. In addition, untreated sleep apnea is associated with poor functional outcome after stroke. Sleep apnea is amenable to treatment and should be considered a modifiable stroke risk factor, though long-term complian ...[more]