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Severely Disturbed Sleep in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke on Stroke Units: A Pilot Study
Conclusion: We show that sleep is severely disturbed in patients with acute ischemic stroke admitted to stroke units. Larger studies are needed to clarify associations between deprivation of deep sleep and secondary deterioration.
Source: Frontiers in Neurology - October 24, 2019 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Home Sleep Apnea Testing is a Feasible and Accurate Method to Diagnose Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Stroke Patients During In-Hospital Rehabilitation
Conclusions:These findings confirm a good feasibility and sufficient accuracy of HSAT attached in a stroke rehabilitation unit. Therefore, the authors suggest that American Academy of Sleep Medicine recommendations for HSAT should include stroke patients.Citation:Saletu MT, Kotzian ST, Schwarzinger A, Haider S, Spatt J, Saletu B. Home sleep apnea testing is a feasible and accurate method to diagnose obstructive sleep apnea in stroke patients during in-hospital rehabilitation.J Clin Sleep Med. 2018;14(9):1495–1501.
Source: Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine : JCSM - September 14, 2018 Category: Sleep Medicine Source Type: research

Female caregivers and stroke severity determines caregiver stress in stroke patients
Conclusion: Our study showed that caregiving burden was predominantly shouldered by females CGs. CGs faced physical, psychological, and socioeconomic burden. The burden was more evident in female CGs and in patients with severe stroke.
Source: Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology - October 25, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Bindu Menon P Salini K Habeeba Jyoti Conjeevaram K Munisusmitha Source Type: research

Sleeping over a sleep disorder - Awareness of obstructive sleep apnoea as a modifiable risk factor for hypertension and stroke: A survey among health care professionals and medical students
Conclusion: This study reveals dismal level of awareness, among health professionals and medical students, about OSA being an established and modifiable risk factor for hypertension and ischemic stroke.
Source: Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology - May 24, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Sushma SharmaPR Srijithesh Source Type: research

Caregiver burden in caregivers of stroke survivors: A hospital-based study
Conclusion: CG burden increases with increased severity of stroke. Integrated stroke rehabilitation services should also address CGs issues along with patients.
Source: Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology - December 3, 2022 Category: Neurology Authors: Anand Kumar Ajay Kumar Yadav Varun Kumar Singh Abhishek Pathak Rameshwar Nath Chaurasia Vijaya Nath Mishra Deepika Joshi Source Type: research

Efficacy of cranial electrical stimulation and rational emotive behavior therapy in improving psychological illness among chronic stroke survivors: A pilot randomized controlled trial
Conclusion: CES has the potential to improve psychological illness such as depression, anxiety, stress, attitudes, belief, and thereby quality of life among CS survivors than REBT.
Source: Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology - September 4, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: Meenu Bhardwaj Narkeesh Arumugam Shefali Gambhir Source Type: research

The Association Between Sleep and Health-Related Quality of Life in Stroke Survivors
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine recommends adults engage in a minimum of 7 hours of sleep per 24 hour interval to optimize health. Stroke recovery, with its foundations in neuroplasticity, is impacted by sleep. The purpose of this study was to examine stroke survivor data from the 2018 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), and to compare self-reported measures of physical health (PH) and mental health (MH) for those individuals who met sleep guidelines to those who did not.
Source: Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - September 28, 2021 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: David Levine, Cindy Poole, Christine Hostetler, Kendall Jeter, Cara Kingrea, Kloe Kukta, Nancy Fell Tags: Research Poster 1709896 Source Type: research

Study links severe sleep apnea to increased risk of stroke, cancer and death
(American Academy of Sleep Medicine) A new study shows that moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea is independently associated with an increased risk of stroke, cancer and death.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - April 14, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

Study links severe restless legs syndrome to increased risk of stroke
(American Academy of Sleep Medicine) A new study suggests that increased restless legs syndrome severity is associated with subsequent increased risk of stroke.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - June 8, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

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

8 Reasons You Get Dizzy
SPECIAL FROM Grandparents.com Who hasn’t gotten up quickly from sitting down and felt a little bit dizzy? Or had a stomach virus and things spun a bit? But while dizziness can be a side effect of minor health issues, it can also be a sign of a serious health problem. “Dizziness is absolutely not normal,” says Donnica Moore, M.D., president of Sapphire Women’s Health Group in Chester, N.J. “It tells you that something is wrong. It could be something simple and very easy to fix or it could be a sign of something else going on in your body.” Dizziness is a more common complaint among older adults—probably bec...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - January 4, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

'More adults should be taking statins,' says NICE
Conclusion Despite somewhat hysterical media coverage to the contrary ("millions more to be given statins," according to the Daily Express), nobody will be forced to take statins. If your GP does recommend statins, you should ask them to explain the benefits and risks for you personally of starting statin treatment. You may want to find out more about statins before making up your mind – the NHS Choices Health A-Z information on statins is a good place to start. If you do experience troublesome side effects while taking statins, contact your GP or the doctor in charge of your care. It could be the case that a...
Source: NHS News Feed - July 18, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Heart/lungs Medication QA articles Source Type: news

7 Myths About Cholesterol, Debunked
You may not recall every lab value from your last physical, but you probably remember one: Your cholesterol level. If it’s higher than ideal, you’re not alone. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, between 2015 and 2018, almost 12% of U.S. adults ages 20 and up had high total cholesterol, defined as above 240 mg/dL. The type that physicians mostly worry about is LDL (or “bad”) cholesterol, which is one component of that total. Why do doctors care so much about cholesterol? First, “it predicts risk,” says Dr. Jeffrey Berger, a cardiologist and director of the C...
Source: TIME: Health - June 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Katherine Hobson Tags: Uncategorized freelance healthscienceclimate heart health Source Type: news

Sleep apnea diagnosis varies with the hypopnea criteria applied
Conclusion The difference is significant between the AHIs achieved by the A- and the B-/2012-hypopnea criteria, with much lower AHIs achieved with the A-criteria. As SRBD treatment lessens the risk of complications, correct identification of SRBD patients is of the utmost importance.
Source: Sleep and Breathing - June 12, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research

Sleep apnea diagnosis varies with the hypopnea criteria applied.
CONCLUSION: The difference is significant between the AHIs achieved by the A- and the B-/2012-hypopnea criteria, with much lower AHIs achieved with the A-criteria. As SRBD treatment lessens the risk of complications, correct identification of SRBD patients is of the utmost importance. PMID: 26070533 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Sleep and Breathing - June 13, 2015 Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Ponsaing LB, Iversen HK, Jennum P Tags: Sleep Breath Source Type: research

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