Sleep Apnoea Common among Stroke-Related Brainstem Injuries

  • Posted in Sleep Apnoea
  •  By Loran Simon

People whose brainstems are affected by a stroke have a significantly higher prevalence of sleep apnoea than those who have stroke-related injury elsewhere in the brain, according to University of Michigan Health System research presented at the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference 2014. This is the largest population-based study to address the issue of the location of the brain injury and its relationship to sleep apnoea in post-stroke patients.

Read more here:

http://www.healthcanal.com/brain-nerves/stroke/47592-sleep-apnoea-common-among-stroke-related-brainstem-injuries.html

Somnowell Inventor - Visiting Professor Simon Ash FDS MSc MOrth BDS

Prof. Ash is the inventor of the highly successful SOMNOWELL Chrome device for snoring and sleep apnoea.

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Prof. Ash works at the forefront of his profession. He is a Consultant and Specialist Orthodontist with over 30 years clinical experience, with a special interest in sleep related breathing disorders, TMJD, and bruxism. He currently works in Harley Street London and two private hospitals in London as part of a multi-disciplinary team managing snoring and sleep apnoea, and is Visiting Professor of Orthodontics at the BPP University.

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