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Modafinil for the Improvement of Patient Outcomes Following Traumatic Brain Injury
Conclusion. Modafinil is a central nervous system stimulant with well-established effectiveness in the treatment of narcolepsy and shift-work sleep disorder. There is conflicting evidence about the benefits of modafinil in the treatment of fatigue and EDS secondary to TBI. One randomized, controlled study states that modafinil does not significantly improve patient wakefulness, while another concludes that modafinil corrects EDS but not fatigue. An observational study provides evidence that modafinil increases alertness in fatigued patients with past medical history of brainstem diencephalic stroke or multiple sclerosis. ...
Source: Innovations in Clinical Neuroscience - April 1, 2018 Category: Neuroscience Authors: ICNS Online Editor Tags: Current Issue Review excessive daytime sleep fatigue head injury modafinil stroke TBI traumatic brain injury Source Type: research

Sleep disorders and the risk of stroke.
Authors: McDermott M, Brown DL, Chervin RD Abstract INTRODUCTION: Stroke is a major cause of disability and death in the United States and across the world, and the incidence and prevalence of stroke are expected to rise significantly due to an aging population. Obstructive sleep apnea, an established independent risk factor for stroke, is a highly prevalent disease that is estimated to double the risk of stroke. It remains uncertain whether non-apnea sleep disorders increase the risk of stroke. Areas covered: This paper reviews the literature describing the association between incident stroke and sleep apnea, REM sle...
Source: Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics - June 15, 2018 Category: Neurology Tags: Expert Rev Neurother Source Type: research

Prevalence of insomnia among stroke survivors in United States: Analysis of National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys 2005 to 2008. (P5.152)
Conclusions:There is no significant increase in sleep initiation and sleep maintenance or insomnia among stroke survivors in the United States.Disclosure: Dr. Afgan has nothing to disclose. Dr. Saleem has nothing to disclose. Dr. Qureshi has nothing to disclose.
Source: Neurology - April 17, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Afgan, S., Saleem, M., Qureshi, A. Tags: Clinical Neuro-rehabilitation Source Type: research

Association Between Sleep Duration and Sleep Disorder Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and Stroke Among Adults in the United States
CONCLUSIONS Short sleep duration and sleep disorder were associated with an increased risk of stroke, suggesting healthy sleep behaviors may reduce the risk of stroke. However, further studies are needed to confirm the causality and underlying mechanism.PMID:35780293 | DOI:10.12659/MSM.936384
Source: Medical Science Monitor - July 3, 2022 Category: Research Authors: Jun Wang Xin Ren Source Type: research

Recurrent Ischemic Stroke: Strategies for Prevention.
Abstract Recurrent strokes make up almost 25% of the nearly 800,000 strokes that occur annually in the United States. Risk factors for ischemic stroke include hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, sleep apnea, and obesity. Lifestyle modifications, including tobacco cessation, decreased alcohol use, and increased physical activity, are also important in the management of patients with a history of stroke or transient ischemic attack. Antiplatelet therapy is recommended to reduce the risk of recurrent ischemic stroke. The selection of antiplatelet therapy should be based on timing, safety, effectiveness, ...
Source: American Family Physician - October 1, 2017 Category: Primary Care Authors: Oza R, Rundell K, Garcellano M Tags: Am Fam Physician Source Type: research

Stroke impact symptoms are associated with sleep-related impairment
In the United States, the economic burden of stroke is more than $72 billion annually.1 Stroke is a leading cause of disability worldwide,2 and approximately 40% of stroke survivors have some degree of lingering functional impairment.3 Stroke survivors often experience stroke impact symptoms in such domains as motor function, cognition, communication, mood, activities of daily living, and social participation4,5 which limit their ability to return home or to work and improve their quality of life.
Source: Heart and Lung - December 11, 2019 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Eeeseung Byun, Ruth Kohen, Kyra J. Becker, Catherine J. Kirkness, Sandeep Khot, Pamela H. Mitchell Source Type: research

How should we treat patients who wake up with a stroke? A review of recent advances in management of acute ischemic stroke
Acute ischemic strokes account for 85% of all strokes and are the fifth leading cause of mortality in the United States. About one in five of all ischemic strokes occur during sleep and are not noticed until the patient wakes up with neurological deficits. There is growing evidence to support that a significantly higher number of stroke patients could benefit from more aggressive care, especially those patients who wake up with strokes. There is increasing research to support a physiologically-based approach based on advanced imaging rather than simply a time-based determination of whether or not a patient would benefit from reperfusion.
Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - February 21, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Danielle Biggs, Michael E. Silverman, Frank Chen, Brian Walsh, Peter Wynne Source Type: research

Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis Is Associated With Circadian and Other Variability in Embolus Detection
Conclusions: Embolism associated with asymptomatic carotid stenosis shows circadian variation with highest rates 4–6 h before midday. This corresponds with peak circadian incidence of stroke and other vascular complications. These and ASED Study results show that monitoring frequency, duration, and time of day are important in ES detection. Introduction Transcranial Doppler (TCD) detected microembolism in the ipsilateral middle cerebral artery (MCA) may help stratify the risk of stroke and other arterial disease complications in persons with advanced (≥60%) asymptomatic carotid stenosis. If so, this t...
Source: Frontiers in Neurology - April 15, 2019 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Sleep Duration Is Associated With Subclinical Carotid Plaque Burden
CONCLUSIONS: The association between long sleep and subclinical carotid atherosclerosis may explain prior associations between long sleep and stroke.PMID:37470161 | DOI:10.1161/STROKEAHA.122.041967
Source: Atherosclerosis - July 20, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Christian Agudelo Alberto R Ramos Hannah Gardener Ken Cheung Mitchell S V Elkind Ralph L Sacco Tatjana Rundek Source Type: research

Sickle Cell Disease Subjects Have a Distinct Abnormal Autonomic Phenotype Characterized by Peripheral Vasoconstriction With Blunted Cardiac Response to Head-Up Tilt
Conclusion We have shown that SCD subjects are much more likely than non-SCD subjects to have impaired cardiac, but intact peripheral responses to orthostatic stress induced by HUT. These abnormal responses are associated with low baseline cardiac parasympathetic activity, independent of hemoglobin level. The classification of autonomic phenotypes based on HUT response may have potential use for predicting disease severity, guiding and targeting treatments/interventions to alleviate the risk of adverse outcomes in SCD. Ethics Statement All experiments were conducted at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA). The ...
Source: Frontiers in Physiology - April 10, 2019 Category: Physiology Source Type: research

Sex Differences in Sex Hormone Profiles and Prediction of Consciousness Recovery After Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
Conclusion: These findings indicate that TBI differentially affects the levels of sex-steroid hormones in men and women patients. Plasma levels of testosterone could be a good candidate blood marker to predict recovery from unconsciousness after sTBI for male patients. Introduction Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of death and disability worldwide and is increasing in incidence (1). Patients with acute severe TBI (sTBI) often develop severe disorders of consciousness, i.e., coma, minimally conscious state or vegetative state. Although many patients may regain consciousness during the 1-month post-TBI p...
Source: Frontiers in Endocrinology - April 25, 2019 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research

A Copernican Approach to Brain Advancement: The Paradigm of Allostatic Orchestration
The objective of this presentation is to explore historical, scientific, interventional, and other differences between the two paradigms, so that innovators, researchers, practitioners, policy-makers, patients, end-users, and others can gain clarity with respect to both the explicit and implicit assumptions associated with brain advancement agendas of any kind. Over the course of three decades, a series of brain-centric, evolution-inspired insights have been articulated with increasing refinement, as principles of allostasis (Sterling and Eyer, 1988; Sterling, 2004, 2012, 2014). Allostasis recognizes that the role of the ...
Source: Frontiers in Human Neuroscience - April 25, 2019 Category: Neuroscience Source Type: research