Dear Editor, I have read the article entitled BStroke during sleep and obstructive sleep
apnea: there is a link^ by Mohammad et al. with interest [1]. The authors conducted a case …

Background and Purpose The literature indicates that obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
increases the risk of ischemic stroke. However, the causal relationship between OSA and …

Objectives The onset of ischemic stroke symptoms has been established to have a diurnal
variation, with a sizeable proportion (8–28%) occurring during sleep. Obstructive sleep …

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) has been considered as one of the risk factors for ischemic
stroke, but the impact of OSA on wake-up stroke (WUS) is not well studied. We aimed to …

Over the past quarter century, multiple studies have firmly established an association
between obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) and stroke. Case reports, 1-3 case …

Background: Management of wake-up stroke (WUS) is always a challenge as no clear time
of onset could be ascertained, and how to choose an appropriate therapy remains unclear …

Background: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with hypertension, atrial
fibrillation, coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, and diabetes. These disorders …

The first point raised is about the number of subjects randomized and about the study being
underpowered. As acknowledged by discussants, this point was addressed in detail in the …

Results We identified 557 subjects with WUS. Neither snoring nor apnea frequency differed
between WUS and non-WUS groups. In gender stratified analyses, men with WUS …