Polysomnographic Characteristics of Sleep in Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Research on sleep after stroke has focused mainly on sleep disordered breathing. However, the extend to which sleep physiology is altered in stroke survivors, how these alterations compare to healthy volunteers, and how sleep changes might affect recovery as well as physical and mental health has yet to be fully researched. Motivated by the view that a deeper understanding of sleep in stroke is needed to account for its role in health and well-being as well as its relevance for recovery and rehabilitation, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of polysomnographic studies comparing stroke to control populations.

Method

Medline and PsycInfo databases were searched using "stroke" and words capturing polysomnographic parameters as search terms. This yield

SUBMITTER: Baglioni C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4780740 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature