Improvement in nocturnal disordered breathing after first-ever ischemic stroke: role of dysphagia.

Study Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze the role of dysphagia as a model of pharyngeal muscle dysfunction in the time course of nocturnal disordered breathing (NDB) in patients who experienced a first-ever ischemic stroke.

Design: Prospective study.

Patients And Interventions: Fifty-nine consecutive patients (mean age, 73.

Continuous positive airway pressure treatment in sleep apnea prevents new vascular events after ischemic stroke.

Study Objectives: A study was made of the role of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment in the prevention of new vascular events following ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack.

Design: Prospective study.

Patients And Interventions: Demographic data, vascular risk factors, clinical manifestations associated to sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome, and neurologic parameters were recorded in a group of patients presenting with acute ischemic stroke at least 2 months previously.