Pre morbid sleep disturbance and its association with stroke severity: results from the international INTERSTROKE study.

Authors : Christine E Mc Carthy, Salim Yusuf, Conor Judge, John Ferguson, Graeme J Hankey, Shahram Oveis Gharan, Albertino Damasceno, Helle Klingenberg Iversen, Annika Rosengren, Okechukwu Ogah, LuĂ­sa Avezum, Patricio Lopez?Jaramillo, *Denis Xavier*, Xingyu Wang, Sumathy Rangarajan, Martin J O'Donnell.

Publication Year : 2024

Abstract :

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38532299/

Background and purpose: Whilst sleep disturbances are associated with stroke, their association with stroke severity is less certain. In the INTERSTROKE study, the association of pre-morbid sleep disturbance with stroke severity and functional outcome following stroke was evaluated.