Background: In animal models, brief periods of hypoxemia render the brain tolerant to
subsequent ischemic insults. Sleep apnea leads to frequent episodes of nocturnal …

Background: Sleep apnea is increasingly being recognized as 1 of the important, modifiable
risk factors of stroke and cardiovascular diseases. Sleep apnea is thought to impair the …

Study Objectives: To evaluate clinical recognition of sleep apnea and related outcomes in
patients hospitalized with acute ischemic stroke. Methods: A retrospective study of all …

Background and purpose Evidence of an association between sleep apnea (SA) and early
neurological deterioration (END) in acute phase ischemic stroke is scant. We investigated …

Purpose Sleep disturbances are frequently reported in stroke patients and associated with
the outcome of strokes. Using sleep questionnaires, we investigated the prevalence of …

Objective: To determine the prevalence of sleep apnea (SA) during the first night after
hemispheric ischemic stroke and its influence on clinical presentation, course, and …

Objectives Recent meta-analyses have noted that∼ 70% of transient ischemic attack
(TIA)/stroke patients have sleep apnea. However, the heterogeneity between studies was …

Although obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) appears to be a cardiovascular risk factor, its
frequency in patients with transient ischemic attack (TIA) and stroke remains poorly known …

Since sleep apnea (SA) and stroke have many shared risk factors an independent
contribution of SA to the overall risk of stroke is not easily proven and has been questioned …

To evaluate the risk and presence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in patients presenting
with acute ischemic stroke, and examine the correlation of OSA with age, sex, ischemic …