The influence of sleep-disordered breathing on the pathogenesis and prognosis of stroke and its treatment

Abstract

Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is one of the easily overlooked risk factors of stroke. It has a high incidence among the patients suffering from stroke and those who with high risk factors for stroke. If SDB was not cured on time, it will hinder the rehabilitation process of stroke, prolong the length of stay in hospital, affect outcomes of treatment and increase the recurrence rate. DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1672-6731.2016.03.012

Keywords

• Stroke
• Sleep apnea syndromes
• Review