Respiratory disorders during sleep in patients with acute ischemic stroke

Authors

  • Agustin Leandro Folgueira Italian Hospital of Buenos Aires
  • Stella Maris Valiensi Italian Hospital of Buenos Aires
  • Laura De Francesco British Hospital of Buenos Aires
  • Elda Cecilia Berrozpe FLENI. Institute of Neurological Diseases
  • Julieta Quiroga Narvaez British Hospital of Buenos Aires
  • Oscar Adolfo Martínez British Hospital of Buenos Aires
  • Pablo Bonardo British Hospital of Buenos Aires

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31053/1853.0605.v78.n3.28102

Keywords:

stroke, polysomnography, sleep apnea syndromes

Abstract

Introduction:

Sleep breathing disorders (SBD) especially obstructive hypopnea apnea syndrome (OSA) in patients with stroke are common and can complicate their evolution. The objective was analyzing the different sleep breathing disorders in patients with stroke.

Methods:

Descriptive, cross-sectional and retrospective study of acute ischemic stroke patients, using nightly polysomnography with oximetry (PSG).

Results:

It was a descriptive, cross-sectional, retrospective study during 19 months; 53 patients with stroke were included, with a men age of 67 ±12 years and 62% were men. SBD was evaluated by nocturnal polysomnography with oximetry within 10 days of installing the stroke. The Apnea hypopnea index (AHI) was 24.5±20, of mild grade in 21%, moderate in 31%, severe grade in 34%. The average oxygen saturation time less than 90% was 38 ±51 minutes. The minimum oxygen saturation was marked in infratentorial lesions.

Conclusion:

We found a high percentage of OSA, which was associated with older patients and a higher body mass index. There was a marked decrease in the minimum oxygen saturation and greater tendency to present central apneas in infratentorial lesion.  Early diagnosis and treatment could minimize neuronal damage and improve prognosis.

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Author Biographies

Agustin Leandro Folgueira, Italian Hospital of Buenos Aires

Physician

Internal Medicine specialist

Neurology Specialist

Internship for Improvement in Sleep Disorders. Neurology Service, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires.

Stella Maris Valiensi, Italian Hospital of Buenos Aires

Physician

Neurology Specialist

Head of the Sleep Disorders Section, Neurology Service, Italian Hospital of Buenos Aires

Secretary of the Argentine Association of Sleep Medicine.

British Hospital of Buenos Aires.

Italian Hospital of Buenos Aires.

Laura De Francesco, British Hospital of Buenos Aires

Physician

Neurology Specialist

Epilepsy and Sleep Medicine Section, Neurology Service.

British Hospital of Buenos Aires.

Elda Cecilia Berrozpe, FLENI. Institute of Neurological Diseases

Physician

Neurology Specialist

Staff in Sleep Medicine Unit. FLENI. Institute of Neurological Diseases.

Accredited member in sleep medicine, Argentine Society of Sleep Medicine

Julieta Quiroga Narvaez, British Hospital of Buenos Aires

Physician

Neurology Specialist

Diploma in sleep medicine

Neurology Residence, British Hospital of Buenos Aires.

Rawson San Juan Hospital

Oscar Adolfo Martínez, British Hospital of Buenos Aires

Physician

Internal Medicine specialist

Neurology Specialist

Medical Staff of the Neurology Service of the British Hospital of Buenos Aires.

Plant Physician, Epilepsy Section, Neurology Division, José de San Martín Clinic Hospital.

Pablo Bonardo, British Hospital of Buenos Aires

Physician

Internal Medicine specialist

Neurology Specialist

Medical Staff, Neurology Service, British Hospital of Buenos Aires.

Head of the Cerebrovascular Disease Area, Neurology Service, British Hospital of Buenos Aires

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Published

2021-08-24

How to Cite

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Folgueira AL, Valiensi SM, De Francesco L, Berrozpe EC, Quiroga Narvaez J, Martínez OA, Bonardo P. Respiratory disorders during sleep in patients with acute ischemic stroke. Rev Fac Cien Med Univ Nac Cordoba [Internet]. 2021 Aug. 24 [cited 2024 Jul. 17];78(3):264-9. Available from: https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/med/article/view/28102

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