Cerebral autoregulation impairment during wakefulness in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome is a potential mechanism increasing stroke risk

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 283-284

  Tsivgoulis, G ^a,b   Alexandrov, A V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY PRESSURE; APNEA MONITORING; AUTOREGULATION; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; NEUROIMAGING; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SLEEP TIME; STROKE; STROKE PATIENT; SUPINE POSITION; WAKEFULNESS;

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; CEREBRUM; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SLEEP; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; STROKE; SUPINE POSITION; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 60049096832     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2008.02501.x     Document Type: Editorial

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