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Causes of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness in Patients with Acute Stroke--A Polysomnographic Study.

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BACKGROUND Sleep disorders are common in stroke patients. Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), which is present in up to 72% of stroke patients, is the most frequent cause of excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) in common population. The aim of this study was to assess the frequency of EDS in stroke

Wake-up stroke: Clinical characteristics, sedentary lifestyle, and daytime sleepiness.

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UNASSIGNED Wake-up stroke (WUS) is defined when the exact time of the beginning of the symptoms cannot be determined, for the deficits are perceived upon awakening. Sleep alterations are important risk factors for stroke and cardiovascular diseases. This study evaluates the characteristics of

The estimation of excessive daytime sleepiness in post-stroke patients - a polysomnographic study.

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Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) has been reported in stroke patients. EDS in acute stroke was studied repeatedly, but there is a modest amount of data in post-stroke patients. The aim of this study was to assess the frequency of EDS and characterize sleep architecture in patients >3 months

Quantitative electroencephalography and behavioural correlates of daytime sleepiness in chronic stroke.

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Sleepiness is common after stroke, but in contrast to its importance for rehabilitation, existing studies focus primarily on the acute state and often use subjective sleepiness measures only. We used quantitative electroencephalography (qEEG) to extract physiological sleepiness, as well as

Is the Epworth sleepiness scale suitable for use in stroke?

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BACKGROUND The Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS-8) is frequently used in stroke but has never been validated for this condition. There is concern regarding the suitability of the driving item (item 8). A summed raw score of 10 or more (from a maximum of 24) signifies pathological

Excessive Daytime Sleepiness in Stroke Survivors: An Integrative Review.

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Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) is a prevalent symptom among stroke survivors. This symptom is an independent risk factor for stroke and may reduce stroke survivors' quality of life, cognitive functioning, and daytime functional performance. The lack of a universally accepted definition of EDS

Snoring, daytime sleepiness and stroke: a case-control study of first-ever stroke.

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Previous reports have shown an association between snoring and stroke but it is not clear whether this reflects confounding factors nor whether the association is attributable to obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). We performed a case-control study of 181 patients admitted to hospital with first-ever

Excessive Daytime Sleepiness in Acute Ischemic Stroke: Association With Restless Legs Syndrome, Diabetes Mellitus, Obesity, and Sleep-Disordered Breathing.

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OBJECTIVE Sleep disorders are frequent in stroke patients. The prevalence of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS), and restless legs syndrome (RLS) among stroke survivors is up to 91%, 72%, and 15%, respectively. Although the relationship between EDS and SDB is well

Joint effects of OSA and self-reported sleepiness on incident CHD and stroke.

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BACKGROUND Although excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) is a common symptom of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and both EDS and OSA have separately been associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), their joint association with CVD risk is unknown. METHODS Among 3874 Sleep Heart

Daytime sleepiness and risk of stroke and vascular disease: findings from the Northern Manhattan Study (NOMAS).

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BACKGROUND Recent studies have suggested that poor quality and diminished quantity of sleep may be independently linked to vascular events although prospective and multiethnic studies are limited. This study aimed to explore the relationship between daytime sleepiness and the risk of ischemic stroke

Daytime sleepiness and risk of coronary heart disease and stroke: results from the Nurses' Health Study II.

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OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to determine whether daytime sleepiness is independently associated with coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke or whether the positive association is explained by short sleep duration, disturbed sleep, and circadian disruption, conditions that are

Time to wake-up: sleep problems and daytime sleepiness in long-term stroke survivors.

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OBJECTIVE In work with chronic stroke patients the authors observed that patients frequently appear sleepy and often comment on their poor sleep. Sleep difficulties are frequently reported and indeed clinically recognized in the acute phase post-stroke, but little is known about the sleep and

Greater daytime sleepiness in subcortical stroke relative to Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease.

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Deficits in daytime alertness in the elderly may reflect, in part, deterioration of the critical neural systems modulating circadian control of sleep and wakefulness. In this study, 47 patients with subcortical stroke (n = 9), Alzheimer's disease (n = 6), and parkinsonism (n = 32) underwent a

Wake-Up Sleepyhead: Unilateral Diencephalic Stroke Presenting with Excessive Sleepiness.

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Altered sleep architecture and stroke share a reciprocal relationship. More than half of the stroke patients display sleep abnormalities including hypersomnia, insomnia, parasomnia, periodic limb movements, or sleep-disordered breathing. Conversely, one of the major causes of severe organic

Nuclear third nerve palsy and somnolence due to stroke--a case report.

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We describe a 40 year-old male with a ball-cage mitral valve prosthesis who suddenly developed bilateral ptosis, bilateral dilated and unreactive pupils, right third nerve palsy, bilateral failure of vertical gaze, somnolence and mild ataxia without major motor deficits. Computed Tomography (CT)

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