Journal article
Sleep Patterns and the Risk of Acute Stroke
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Symptoms of sleep disturbance are common and may represent important modifiable risk factors of stroke. We evaluated the association between a spectrum of sleep disturbance symptoms and the risk of acute stroke in an international setting.
METHODS: The INTERSTROKE study is an international case-control study of patients presenting with first acute stroke and controls matched by age (±5 years) and sex. Sleep symptoms …
Authors
Mc Carthy CE; Yusuf S; Judge C; Alvarez-Iglesias A; Hankey GJ; Oveisgharan S; Damasceno A; Iversen HK; Rosengren A; Avezum A
Journal
Neurology, Vol. 100, No. 21, pp. e2191–e2203
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
May 23, 2023
DOI
10.1212/wnl.0000000000207249
ISSN
0028-3878