Subjective and objective features of sleep disorders in patients with acute ischemic or haemorrhagic stroke

Introduction: More than one third of stroke patients develop sleep disorders such as sleep apnea, periodic limb movement disorder, insomnia, and hypersomnia. However, scientific sleep data, especially based on polysomnography analysis, in the group of stroke patients are scarce. The aim of the study was to investigate the subjective and objective sleep parameters in the patients with an acute ischemic or haemorrhagic stroke.
Source: Sleep Medicine - Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Tags: Neurological Sleep Disorders Affecting Sleep Source Type: research