... to this deterioration are not fully understood. Summary: One potential cause of this deterioration may be altered or impaired autonomic function. We expect the hemodynamic changes regulated by the autonomic nervous system that are dysregulated after stroke to be exaggerated during sleep, resulting in arrhythmia...

...Bo Gao; Ertugrul Kilic; Christian R. Baumann; Dirk M. Hermann; Claudio L. Bassetti Background and Purpose: γ-Hydroxybutyrate (GHB), a natural metabolite of γ-aminobutyric acid and a drug used in humans to promote slow-wave sleep and treat narcolepsy, has been suggested to protect against ischemic...

... or of their effectiveness, quality or safety. The publisher and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Stroke onset Circadian rhythm Stroke management Sleep...

... patients are described in table  1 . Baseline characteristics were similar in both treatment groups, except that patients on mianserin tended to have heart disease more often. All subjects were interviewed using a questionnaire about sleep characteristics before stroke, and no differences emerged between...

...(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Cerebrovascular accident Brain ischemia Stroke Insomnia Sleep disorders Sleep The neuropsychiatric...

...Natan M. Bornstein; Alexander Y. Gur; Pinchas Fainshtein Fainstein; Amos D. Korczyn Stroke during sleep is an unexplored area of vascular neurology and its pathogenesis; clinical significance and prevention still remain uncertain. The aim of our study was to determine the epidemiological...

...Franco Giubilei; Stefano Strano; Stefano Lino; Giovanni Calcagnini; Paolo Tisei; Marco Fiorelli; Cinzia Ferretti; Sergio Cerutti; Cesare Fieschi No data are available on the autonomic system during sleep in patients with stroke. The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of acute...