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Despite its high prevalence and unfavorable clinical consequences, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) often remains underappreciated after cerebrovascular events. The purpose of our study was to evaluate the clinical utility of four simple paper-based screening tools for excluding OSA after stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA).Sixty-nine inpatients and outpatients with stroke or TIA during the past...
Stroke is the 5th leading cause of death in the United States. The purpose of this study was to examine obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) risk as measured by the STOP-Bang Questionnaire among hospitalized adults diagnosed with transient ischemic attack or stroke. Although OSA is considered an independent risk factor for both, patients are not routinely screened for this particular sleep disorder. Three...
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