Noninvasive Ventilatory Correction as an Adjunct to an Experimental Systemic Reperfusion Therapy in Acute Ischemic Stroke

Background. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common condition in patients with acute ischemic stroke and associated with early clinical deterioration and poor functional outcome. However, noninvasive ventilatory correction is hardly considered as a complementary treatment option during the treatme...

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Main Authors: Kristian Barlinn, Clotilde Balucani, Paola Palazzo, Limin Zhao, April Sisson, Andrei V. Alexandrov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2010-01-01
Series:Stroke Research and Treatment
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2010/108253