The natural history and associations of sleep disordered breathing in first ever stroke

Authors
Lawrence, E Dundas, R Higgens, S Howard, R Rudd, A Wolfe, C Williams, A
Citation
E. Lawrence et al., The natural history and associations of sleep disordered breathing in first ever stroke, INT J CL PR, 55(9), 2001, pp. 584-588
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
General & Internal Medicine
Journal title
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PRACTICE
ISSN journal
13685031 → ACNP
Volume
55
Issue
9
Year of publication
2001
Pages
584 - 588
Database
ISI
SICI code
1368-5031(200111)55:9<584:TNHAAO>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
Although the prevalence of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) in patients fol lowing stroke has been found to be high, there are few data about whether t hese changes persist in the months that follow stroke. The present study ai ms to confirm the prevalence of SDB following first ever stroke, to investi gate an association between SDB and subtype of stroke and to determine the change in SDB three months following a first ever stroke.