Response to Letter to the Editor: Poststroke Fatigue at Admission is Associated with Independence Levels of Activities of Daily Living at Discharge From Subacute Rehabilitation Wards

We would like to thank the authors of the letter to the editor related to our article.1 They suggested considering the effects of sleep disorders on functional outcome, given that sleep disorders are frequently observed in patients with stroke2 and patients with sleep disorders sometimes complain of fatigue instead of sleepiness.3 We completely agree with the importance of assessing sleep disorders because patients with stroke can lack symptoms of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB).4 Regarding this context, we previously investigated the prevalence of SDB using a portable sleep-monitoring device and the effect of SDB on functional outcome in patients with stroke (n  = 433) in rehabilitation wards.

Source: Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - July 9, 2021 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Kazuaki Oyake, Yohei Otaka, Daisuke Matsuura, Kaoru Honaga, Naoki Mori, Kunitsugu Kondo Source Type: research