Background: Sleep-related breathing disturbances (SDB) and sleep-wake disturbances
(SWD) are often neglected in stroke patients. Recent studies suggest that they are frequent …

Despite advancements in understanding the pathophysiology of stroke and the state of the
art in acute management of afflicted patients as well as in subsequent neurorehabilitation …

Objective To perform a systematic review and meta-analysis on the prevalence of sleep-
disordered breathing (SDB) after stroke. Methods We searched PubMed, Embase (Ovid), the …

Polysomnography (PSG) is considered the gold standard in the diagnosis of obstructive
sleep apnea (OSA). The diagnosis of OSA requires an overnight sleep experiment in a …

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 In the current population, strokes are one of the most important causes of
morbidity and mortality, to which new risk factors are increasingly being attributed. Of late …

We established and tested an unconstrained sleep apnea monitoring method using a
polyvinylidene (PVDF) film-based sensor for continuous and accurate monitoring of apneic …

Background OSA is an independent risk factor for several systemic diseases. Compared
with mild OSA, patients with moderate-to-severe OSA have more severe impairment in the …

Objective To investigate the sleep state of mild stroke patients and relationship between
sleep disturbance and functional status. Methods A total of 80 acute stroke patients were …

Study Objectives: To study the feasibility and accuracy of home sleep apnea testing (HSAT)
in the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in a stroke rehabilitation unit. Methods …