TY - JOUR T1 - A sleeping beast: Obstructive sleep apnea and stroke JF - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine JO - Cleve Clin J Med SP - 407 LP - 415 DO - 10.3949/ccjm.86a.18033 VL - 86 IS - 6 AU - Zachary McKee AU - Dennis H. Auckley Y1 - 2019/06/01 UR - http://www.ccjm.org/content/86/6/407.abstract N2 - Up to two-thirds of patients who have had a stroke have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) afterward. These patients have worse outcomes than those without OSA in terms of short-term morbidity, functional and cognitive recovery, and mortality rates over the long term. Following a stroke, identifying OSA and treating it with positive airway pressure, if possible, are important clinical goals. ER -