Central sleep apnea after stroke: prevalence, mechanisms, and clinical implications.

Brill, Anne-Kathrin; Horvath, Christian M; Baillieul, Sébastien; Filchenko, Irina; Arnold, Marcel; Tamisier, Renaud; Bassetti, Claudio L A · Chest · 2026

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Abstract

Central sleep apnea (CSA) and Cheyne-Stokes respiration (CSR) are common but underrecognized forms of sleep-disordered breathing after stroke. While obstructive sleep apnea dominates post-stroke research, CSA and CSR are neglected due to the fact that they rarely appear in isolation.