Review article

Sleep and stroke

SALIM DIB ; University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Clinical Research Building, 1120 NW 14th Street, Office 1330, Miami, FL 33136, USA
ALBERTO R. RAMOS ; University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Clinical Research Building, 1120 NW 14th Street, Office 1330, Miami, FL 33136, USA
DOUGLAS M. WALLACE ; Bruce W. Carter Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 1201 NW 16th Street, Sleep Disorders Laboratory, Room A212, Miami, FL 33136, USA
TATJANA RUNDEK ; 4Clinical Translational Research Division, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136

Abstract

Obstructive Sleep-Disordered Breathing (OSDB) is an under-recognized
risk factor for stroke. OSDB is associatedwith traditional vascular risk factors such as hypertension, obesity, and diabetes, and can influence the risk for stroke through direct and indirect mechanisms. Untreated OSDB may also influence rehabilitation efforts and functional outcome following a stroke, as well as the risk for stroke recurrence. Stroke risk is greatly reduced if the OSDB is adequately treated. Conversely, OSDB may be exacerbated or caused by stroke. Increasing awareness and improving screening for OSDB is paramount in the primary and secondary prevention of stroke, and in improving stroke outcomes.

The following reviewarticle is intended to highlight the current basics of
epidemiology, clinical characteristics, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of OSDB in relation to stroke.

Keywords

stroke; cerebrovascular disease; sleep disorders; snoring; sleep apnea

Hrčak ID:

96791

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/96791

Publication date:

30.9.2012.

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