Changes in sleep-disordered breathing severity and post-stroke outcomes in the first year after stroke.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is common among stroke survivors and is associated with worse functional, cognitive, and neurologic outcomes after stroke. Little is known about the association between changes in SDB and changes in these outcomes over time.

Methods

Ischemic stroke (IS) patients identified through the Brain Attack Surveillance in Corpus Christi project were offered SDB testing with a portable respiratory monitor (ApneaLink Plus) shortly after stroke, and at 3-, 6-, and 12-months post-stroke. SDB was quantified using the respiratory event index (REI; apneas plus hypopneas per hour of recording). At 3-, 6-, and 12-months post-stroke, functional outcomes, cognitive outcomes, and neurologic outcomes were measured. Linear mixed models were fitted to obt

SUBMITTER: Becker CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11932150 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature