Sleep apnoea and the neurologist

Pract Neurol. 2017 Jan;17(1):21-27. doi: 10.1136/practneurol-2016-001524. Epub 2016 Dec 14.

Abstract

There is increasing awareness and interest in the complex and extensive inter-relationships between sleep disorders and neurological disorders. This review focuses on the clinical interactions between obstructive sleep apnoea and stroke, headaches, epilepsy, cognition and idiopathic Parkinson's disease. We highlight to the neurologist the importance of taking a sleep history and considering the diagnosis and treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea.

Keywords: EPILEPSY; HEADACHE; PARKINSON-S DISEASE; SLEEP APNOEA; STROKE.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Epilepsy / diagnosis
  • Epilepsy / epidemiology
  • Epilepsy / therapy
  • Headache / diagnosis
  • Headache / epidemiology
  • Headache / therapy
  • Humans
  • Neurologists* / standards
  • Parkinson Disease / diagnosis
  • Parkinson Disease / epidemiology
  • Parkinson Disease / therapy
  • Physician's Role*
  • Sleep Apnea Syndromes / diagnosis*
  • Sleep Apnea Syndromes / epidemiology
  • Sleep Apnea Syndromes / therapy*