Neck circumference, a bedside clinical feature related to mortality of acute ischemic stroke Perímetro cervical, uma medida à beira do leito relacionada com a mortalidade no acidente vascular cerebral isquêmico

Neck circumference, a bedside clinical feature related to mortality of acute ischemic stroke Perímetro cervical, uma medida à beira do leito relacionada com a mortalidade no acidente vascular cerebral isquêmico

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate clinical/demographic factors, sleep alterations and one year mortality in acute ischemic stroke. METHODS: This was a prospective study of 89 consecutive patients (mean age 64.39 ± 8.51 years) with acute ischemic stroke. High risk of obstructive sleep...

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Main Authors: Camila Andrade Mendes Medeiros, Veralice Meireles Sales de Bruin, Claudia de Castro-Silva, Sonia Maria Holanda Almeida Araújo, Cauby Maia Chaves Junior, Pedro Felipe Carvalhedo de Bruin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Médica Brasileira 2011-10-01
Series:Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira
Subjects:
Sono
acidente vascular cerebral
apneia do sono
perímetro cervical
mortalidade
Sleep
stroke
sleep apnea
neck circumference
mortality
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