Cerebrovascular events on awakening, patent foramen ovale and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 268, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 193-194

  Ozdemir, Ozcan ^a   Beletsky, Vadim ^a   Hachinski, Vladimir ^a   Spence, J David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b ROBARTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Obstructive sleep apnea; Patent foramen ovale; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATENT FORAMEN OVALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; FORAMEN OVALE, PATENT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 40849119825     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2007.11.010     Document Type: Article

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