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Continuous Positive Airway Pressure: Evaluation of a Novel Therapy for Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke

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2011

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Dawn M. Bravata, John Concato, Terri R. Fried, Noshene Ranjbar, Tanesh Sadarangani, Vincent McClain, Frederick A. Struve, Lawrence Zygmunt, Herbert Knight, Albert Lo,
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Abstract

The majority of acute stroke patients had sleep apnea. Auto-CPAP was well tolerated, appears to improve neurological recovery from stroke, and may represent a new therapeutic approach for selected patients with acute cerebral infarction.

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