PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Zachary McKee
AU  - Dennis H. Auckley
TI  - A sleeping beast: Obstructive sleep apnea and stroke
AID  - 10.3949/ccjm.86a.18033
DP  - 2019 Jun 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 407--415
VI  - 86
IP  - 6
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/86/6/407.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/86/6/407.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2019 Jun 01; 86
AB  - 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.