RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 A sleeping beast: Obstructive sleep apnea and stroke
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 407
OP 415
DO 10.3949/ccjm.86a.18033
VO 86
IS 6
A1 Zachary McKee
A1 Dennis H. Auckley
YR 2019
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/86/6/407.abstract
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.