Lukas Mayer-Suess, Abubaker Ibrahim, Kurt Moelgg, Matteo Cesari, Michael Knoflach, Birgit Högl, Ambra Stefani, Stefan Kiechl, Anna Heidbreder
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Sleep disorders are increasingly implicated as risk factors for stroke, as well as a determinant of stroke outcome. They can also occur secondary to the stroke itself. In this review, we describe the variety of different sleep disorders associated with stroke and analyze their effect on stroke risk and outcome. METHODS: A search term-based literature review ("sleep," "insomnia," "narcolepsy," "restless legs syndrome," "periodic limb movements during sleep," "excessive daytime sleepiness" AND "stroke" OR "cerebrovascular" in PubMed; "stroke" and "sleep" in ClinicalTrials...
November 20, 2023: International Journal of Stroke: Official Journal of the International Stroke Society