Sleep-disordered breathing and stroke: Therapeutic approaches

Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Lipford, Melissa C ^a   Park, John G ^a   Ramar, Kannan ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Central sleep apnea; Cerebrovascularaccident; Continuous positive airway pressure; CVA; Obstructive sleep apnea; Sleep disordered breathing; Stroke; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MANDIBULAR REPOSITIONING APPLIANCE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; OXYGEN THERAPY; PATHOGENESIS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; POSITION RESTRICTION THERAPY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; RESPIRATORY THERAPEUTIC DEVICE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; THORAX SURGERY; TREATMENT INDICATION; UPPER AIRWAY SURGERY; WEIGHT REDUCTION; ARTICLE; CENTRAL SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; RISK FACTOR;

COMORBIDITY; CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE; HUMANS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP APNEA, CENTRAL; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; STROKE;

EID: 84891550136     PISSN: 15284042     EISSN: 15346293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11910-013-0431-7     Document Type: Review

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