Snoring, sleep apnoea and stroke: chicken or scrambled egg?

摘要

Disentagling the interrelations between snoring, sleep apnoea and stroke remains a challenge, and the clinical significance of the data is still uncertain. Potentially, the topic is of considerable importance In terms of both the risk of developing a stroke and The management of patients after a stroke. Even if The relative risk of stroke associated with snoring And/or sleep apnoea is small, the high incidence of Stroke implies that the 'population attributable' risk Would be considerable.