Pre-screening of sleep-disordered breathing after stroke: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Sleep-Disordered Breathing (SDB) is frequent in stroke patients. Polysomnography (PSG) and cardiorespiratory polygraphy are used to confirm SDB, but the need for PSG exceeds the available resources for systematic testing. Therefore, a simple and robust pre-screening instrument is necessary to identify the patients with an urgent need for a targeted PSG. The aim of this systematic review was to identify and evaluate the available methods to pre-screen stroke patients possibly suffering from SDB.

Materials and methods

Eleven studies out of 3,561 studies met the inclusion criteria. The selected studies assessed the efficiency of seven instruments based on the data acquired clinically or by inquiries (Berlin Questionnaire, Epworth Sleepiness Scale, SOS, Modified Sleep

SUBMITTER: Takala M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6305929 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature