Sleep Patterns and the Risk of Acute Stroke: Results from the INTERSTROKE International Case-Control Study.

Christine Eileen Mc CarthySalim YusufConor Stephen JudgeAlberto Alvarez-IglesiasGraeme J HankeyShahram OveisgharanAlbertino DamascenoHelle Klingenberg IversenAnnika RosengrenAlvaro AvezumPatricio Lopez-JaramilloDenis XavierXingyu WangSumathy RangarajanMartin O'Donnell

Published in: Neurology (2023)

We found that sleep disturbance symptoms were common, and associated with a graded increased risk of stroke. These symptoms may be a marker of increased individual risk, or represent independent risk factors. Future clinical trials are warranted to determine the efficacy of sleep interventions in stroke prevention.

Keyphrases

sleep quality
physical activity
risk factors
clinical trial
atrial fibrillation
depressive symptoms
cerebral ischemia
subarachnoid hemorrhage