A recent study finds that stroke patients spend the majority of their sleep time on their backs which may contribute to development of sleep apnea. Obstructive sleep apnea is a common problem in which soft tissues in the back of throat repeatedly collapse during sleep causing breathing to stop for brief moments. Snoring and excessive [...]
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A new study conducted by Umea University Hospital in Sweden concludes that sleep apnea is a risk factor for early death in people that have had a stroke. A research team, led by Dr. Karl A Franklin, studied the long term survival of 132 stroke patients that were admitted for in-patient hospital stroke rehabilitation between [...] |
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