Sleep disorders are highly prevalent in the general population and may be linked in a
bidirectional fashion to stroke, which is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality …

Background and Purpose Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has been shown to increase the
risk of stroke. Although continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is considered the …

Stroke is the second leading cause of death worldwide and often has devastating
consequences for affected individuals in terms of chronic disability. Traditional risk factors …

Introduction: Stroke is a major cause of disability and death in the United States and across
the world, and the incidence and prevalence of stroke are expected to rise significantly due …

When considered separately from cardiovascular disease, stroke is the third leading cause
of death in the US and is the leading cause of long-term disability in adults. New approaches …

Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is a risk factor for stroke, but little is known about the effect
of OSA and continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) on the incidence of long-term …

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and stroke are frequent, multifactorial entities that share risk
factors, and for which case-control and cross-sectional studies have shown a strong …

Study Objectives: The primary objective was to systematically review the literature on how
sleep disordered breathing (SDB) affects recurrence and death among stroke or transient …

Opinion statement Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is the most common sleep-related
breathing disorder characterized by repetitive episodes of complete or partial obstruction of …

Background Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is known to increase the risk of cerebrovascular
disease (CVD), and patients with CVD have high incidence of OSA. The study aimed to …