TY - JOUR
T1 - Management of sleep apnea in the neurology patient
T2 - Five new things
AU - Salas, Rachel E.
AU - Chakravarthy, Rohini
AU - Sher, Alex
AU - Gamaldo, Charlene E.
PY - 2014/2
Y1 - 2014/2
N2 - Recognizing and treating sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is essential in delivering neurologic care due to its association with a growing list of neurologic conditions (e.g., stroke, neurodegenerative disorders). Thus, increased proficiency in the recognition and management of SDB is likely to result in better outcomes, care, and utilization of health care resources. To date, continuous positive airway pressure remains the gold standard for patients with moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea and has been shown to be effective in treating variations of SDB. Appropriate application of new methods and technology such as home sleep testing can help bridge the gap between the need and supply for sleep health care and delivery. Increased focus on efficacious strategies to further awareness and education for patients, caretakers, and providers is paramount to long-term adherence to treatment.
AB - Recognizing and treating sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is essential in delivering neurologic care due to its association with a growing list of neurologic conditions (e.g., stroke, neurodegenerative disorders). Thus, increased proficiency in the recognition and management of SDB is likely to result in better outcomes, care, and utilization of health care resources. To date, continuous positive airway pressure remains the gold standard for patients with moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea and has been shown to be effective in treating variations of SDB. Appropriate application of new methods and technology such as home sleep testing can help bridge the gap between the need and supply for sleep health care and delivery. Increased focus on efficacious strategies to further awareness and education for patients, caretakers, and providers is paramount to long-term adherence to treatment.
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U2 - 10.1212/01.CPJ.0000442583.87327.5d
DO - 10.1212/01.CPJ.0000442583.87327.5d
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84896795704
SN - 2163-0402
VL - 4
SP - 44
EP - 52
JO - Neurology: Clinical Practice
JF - Neurology: Clinical Practice
IS - 1
ER -