Sleep-wake disturbances after stroke

Abstract

Sleep-wake disturbances (SWD) after stroke is a sleep ⁃ wake disorder resulting from central nervous system lesion caused by stroke. SWD includes hypersomnia, excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS), fatigue and so on. The prevalence rate of SWD is only less than sleep-related breathing disturbances (SBD). Recent studies suggest that SWD is frequent and negatively affects rehabilitation and quality of life of patients with stroke, and treatment of poststroke SWD may favorably influence stroke outcome. SWD may become a new target of treatment and rehabilitation of stroke. This paper reviewed the progress of this issue.