- Sleep apnea, the disorder that causes a person to stop breathing suddenly while sleeping, is already known to increase the risk of high blood pressure, heart failure, stroke and daytime sleepiness. (Huffington Post)
- Study Highlights: NEW ORLEANS, Feb. (msnbc.com)
- Lisa Shives, M.D., is the founder of Northshore Sleep Medicine in Evanston, Illinois. She blogs regularly on The Chart. Read more from her at Dr. Lisa Shives' Sleep Better Blog. (CNN)
- It is is still unclear if the association between sleep apnea and stroke is a casual one. (Examiner)
- links sleep apnea to stoke. (Examiner)
- WEDNESDAY, Feb. 1 (HealthDay News) -- Sleep apnea, the disorder marked by abnormal pauses in breathing during sleep, is already known to boost the risk of stroke. (WTHR)
- Having severe sleep apnea may make people more at risk for silent strokes and small brain lesions, researchers found. A study presented this week at the American Stroke Assn. (Orlando Sentinel)
- Patients who had severe sleep apnea were more likely to have silent strokes and the severity of sleep apnea increased the risk of being disabled at hospital discharge. Dr. (Presstv)
- People who snore and gasp during sleep, waking frequently during the night, a common condition called sleep apnea, may have an increased risk of silent strokes, a new study suggests. (Digital Journal)
- Sleep apnea, the disorder marked by abnormal pauses in breathing during sleep, is already known to boost the risk of stroke. (Newsday)
Thursday, February 2, 2012
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