title: [Obstructive sleep apnea in neurological diseases: specially as a risk factor for stroke].
abstract: Neurological diseases are frequently associated with sleep-related breathing disorders. In contrast patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) suffer more often from cerebrovascular and cardiovascular diseases. Epidemiological studies have shown that OSA is common among patients with stroke, arterial hypertension or cardiovascular disease. In particular apnea-associated arterial hypertension, atrial fibrillation, activation of the sympathetic nervous system, recurrent hypoxemia and vascular inflammatory response should be considered as risk factors for the vascular system. Early diagnosis and treatment of sleep-related breathing disorders in neurological diseases are required to reduce the risk of subsequent cerebrovascular and cardiovascular diseases.
authors.affiliation: Klinik Innere Medizin, Schwerpunkt Pneumologie, Intensiv- und Schlafmedizin, Fachbereich Medizin, Philipps Universität Marburg, Baldingerstr. 1, 35033, Marburg, Deutschland, koehleru@med.uni-marburg.de.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Koehler
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Cassel
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Hildebrandt
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kesper
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kianinejad
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nell
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mayer
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ohl
mesh_terms: D015984:Causality; D015897:Comorbidity; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D020521:Stroke / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*