Identifying obstructive sleep apnea after stroke/TIA: evaluating four simple screening tools

We examined whether paper-based screening tools could rule out OSA after stroke/TIA• We evaluated 69 patients (53 with stroke, 16 with TIA); 32 patients (46.4%) had OSA• The 4V and STOP-BAG were the best tools for ruling out OSA• Future work should refine these tools to enhance their utility after stroke/TIA

Source: Sleep Medicine - February 1, 2016 Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Mark I. Boulos, Anthony Wan, James Im, Sara Elias, Fadi Frankul, Mina Atalla, Sandra E. Black, Vincenzo S. Basile, Arun Sundaram, Julia J. Hopyan, Karl Boyle, David J. Gladstone, Brian J. Murray, Richard H. Swartz Tags: Original Article Source Type: research