Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common disorder and the major sleep-related risk factor
for cerebrovascular disease. There is a dose-response relationship between the severity of …

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 …

Background Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a disorder characterized by intermittent
airway obstruction during sleep. The association between OSA and the incidence of …

Background A majority of stroke patients suffer from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), which
can go unrecognized as the current OSA screens do not perform well in stroke patients. The …

Purpose Intracranial cerebral atherosclerosis (ICAS) is one of critical atherosclerosis which
closely related with stroke. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with systemic …

Sleep disorders have been known to physicians for a long time. In his famous aphorisms,
Hippocrates said “Sleep or watchfulness exceeding that which is customary, augurs …

The relationships between obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) and vascular
diseases are still under discussion, but increasing evidence demonstrates that the OSAS is …

Background and purpose Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a modifiable risk factor for
stroke, but there are limited data on which stroke subtypes are associated with OSA. The aim …

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common disorder that has been associated with many
cardiovascular disease processes, including hypertension and arrhythmias. OSA has also …

Abstract Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is a common co-morbid condition in stroke patients.
It represents a very important risk factor for stroke in addition to the other established ones …