[Prevalence of breathing disorders during sleep in patients with cerebrovascular disease].
More of the half of the stroke patients have sleep-disordered breathing. Among them, snoring and the obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) have been the most studied. From different epidemiologic studies focused in finding a casual relationship between sleep-disordered breathing and stroke result evidences that at least establish that snoring and principally OSAS are a cause and consequence of stroke. The possibility to modify the respiratory disorder with treatment emphasizes the importance of this association.
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Servicio de Neurología, Hospital General San Pedro de Alcántara, Cáceres, España. icasadon@meditex.es
Ramírez-Moreno
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D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders; D006801:Humans; D015995:Prevalence; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000453:epidemiology*