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High Prevalence of Supine Sleep in Ischemic Stroke Patients
- Source :
- Stroke (Ovid); September 2008, Vol. 39 Issue: 9 p2511-2514, 4p
- Publication Year :
- 2008
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Abstract
- Sleep apnea is very common after stroke and is associated with poor outcome. Supine sleep is known to exacerbate apneas in the general sleep apnea population. We therefore investigated the pattern of sleep positions in the acute stroke period.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00392499 and 15244628
- Volume :
- 39
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- Supplemental Index
- Journal :
- Stroke (Ovid)
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- ejs48321530
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.513572