title: Strokes and their relationship with sleep and sleep disorders.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  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, there is increased interest in the relationship between sleep disorders and strokes as regards risk and prognosis.
  
  
  METHODS
  This article presents the changes in sleep architecture and brain activity in stroke patients, as well as the interaction between stroke and sleep disorders, including those which may also influence the outcome and recovery from strokes. The different treatments discussed in the literature are also reviewed, as correct treatment of such sleep disorders may not only improve quality of life and reduce after-effects, but can also increase life expectancy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Sleep disorders are becoming increasingly associated with stroke. In addition to being a risk factor, they can also interfere in the outcome and recovery of stroke patients. This article aims to present an exhaustive and current review on strokes and their relationship with sleep alterations and sleep disorders.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Neurofisiología Clínica, Unidad de Sueño, Hospital Universitario de la Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, España. doctorferre@gmail.com
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ferre
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ribó
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Luna
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Romero
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sampol
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Molina
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Álvarez-Sabin
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000503:physiopathology; D002940:Circadian Rhythm / Q000502:physiology; D006970:Disorders of Excessive Somnolence / Q000209:etiology; D004569:Electroencephalography; D006801:Humans; D020189:Nocturnal Myoclonus Syndrome / Q000209:etiology; D020447:Parasomnias / Q000209:etiology; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012890:Sleep / Q000502:physiology*; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D007319:Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D012894:Sleep Stages; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D020521:Stroke / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology*