The Role of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome as a Cause of Stroke

Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a highly prevalent sleep disorder. Stroke is the second leading cause of death and the third leading cause of disability in the world. OSAS and stroke has common risk factors, are associated with each other and are both reported to play an important role in...

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Main Authors: Furkan Sarıdaş, Aylin Bican Demir, Mehmet Zarifoğlu, İbrahim Bora
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Language:English
Published: Galenos Yayinevi 2015-09-01
Series:Türk Uyku Tıbbı Dergisi
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Online Access:http://jtsm.org/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/the-role-of-obstructive-sleep-apnea-syndrome-as-a-/11210
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spelling doaj-20d7472b02f94d61bed94e1a85d2ece22020-11-24T23:25:24ZengGalenos YayineviTürk Uyku Tıbbı Dergisi2148-15042015-09-0123697110.4274/jtsm.112The Role of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome as a Cause of StrokeFurkan Sarıdaş0Aylin Bican Demir1Mehmet Zarifoğlu2İbrahim Bora3Uludag Üniversitesi Tip Fakültesi, Nöroloji Anabilim Dali, Bursa, TürkiyeUludag Üniversitesi Tip Fakültesi, Nöroloji Anabilim Dali, Bursa, TürkiyeUludag Üniversitesi Tip Fakültesi, Nöroloji Anabilim Dali, Bursa, TürkiyeUludag Üniversitesi Tip Fakültesi, Nöroloji Anabilim Dali, Bursa, TürkiyeObstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a highly prevalent sleep disorder. Stroke is the second leading cause of death and the third leading cause of disability in the world. OSAS and stroke has common risk factors, are associated with each other and are both reported to play an important role in the etiology of each other. OSAS and stroke association was identified in our two cases in whom sleep-related respiratory problems were encountered before stroke. We would like to draw attention to the importance of OSAS being among the risk factors in the etiopathogenesis of stroke.http://jtsm.org/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/the-role-of-obstructive-sleep-apnea-syndrome-as-a-/11210Obstructive sleep apnea syndromeetiology
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author Furkan Sarıdaş
Aylin Bican Demir
Mehmet Zarifoğlu
İbrahim Bora
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Aylin Bican Demir
Mehmet Zarifoğlu
İbrahim Bora
The Role of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome as a Cause of Stroke
Türk Uyku Tıbbı Dergisi
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
etiology
author_facet Furkan Sarıdaş
Aylin Bican Demir
Mehmet Zarifoğlu
İbrahim Bora
author_sort Furkan Sarıdaş
title The Role of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome as a Cause of Stroke
title_short The Role of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome as a Cause of Stroke
title_full The Role of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome as a Cause of Stroke
title_fullStr The Role of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome as a Cause of Stroke
title_full_unstemmed The Role of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome as a Cause of Stroke
title_sort role of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome as a cause of stroke
publisher Galenos Yayinevi
series Türk Uyku Tıbbı Dergisi
issn 2148-1504
publishDate 2015-09-01
description Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a highly prevalent sleep disorder. Stroke is the second leading cause of death and the third leading cause of disability in the world. OSAS and stroke has common risk factors, are associated with each other and are both reported to play an important role in the etiology of each other. OSAS and stroke association was identified in our two cases in whom sleep-related respiratory problems were encountered before stroke. We would like to draw attention to the importance of OSAS being among the risk factors in the etiopathogenesis of stroke.
topic Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
etiology
url http://jtsm.org/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/the-role-of-obstructive-sleep-apnea-syndrome-as-a-/11210
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