Research Rounds: Post-stroke sleep apnea
Speaker: Dr. Devin Brown, Professor of Neurology at the University of Michigan
Abstract
Sleep apnea is very common after stroke and is known to be a risk factor for first stroke and for poor outcomes after stroke. This presentation will discuss the relationship between sleep apnea and stroke, including epidemiological findings and information about the possible reasons for the high prevalence. The rationale for performance of clinical trials for OSA among stroke patients will be reviewed as will the design of an ongoing, large, multicenter trial.
Biography
Dr. Devin Brown is Professor of Neurology at the University of Michigan where she directs the Vascular Neurology Fellowship Program. She has served as the PI or multiple PI of 13 NIH grants – work that has focused on two main areas: stroke-related health disparities and sleep apnea after stroke. She is currently a multiple PI of Sleep SMART, a trial implemented through StrokeNet. She has published over 190 peer-reviewed papers, has served on multiple editorial boards.