Sleep Patterns and the Risk of Acute Stroke: Results From the INTERSTROKE International Case-Control Study

Authors : Christine Eileen Mc Carthy, Salim Yusuf, Conor Judge, Alberto Alvarez-Iglesias, Graeme J Hankey, Shahram Oveisgharan, Albertino Damasceno, Helle Klingenberg Iversen, Annika Rosengren, Alvaro Avezum, Patricio Lopez-Jaramillo, *Denis Xavier*, Xingyu Wang, Sumathy Rangarajan, Martin O'Donnell;

Publication Year : 2023

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.

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/WNL.0000000000207249