Trajectories of self-reported daytime sleepiness post-ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack: A propensity score matching study versus non-stroke patients.

Baillieul, Sébastien; Tamisier, Renaud; Gévaudan, Bastien; Alexandre, Sarah; Detante, Olivier; Dauvilliers, Yves; Bassetti, Claudio; Pépin, Jean-Louis; Bailly, Sébastien (2024). Trajectories of self-reported daytime sleepiness post-ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack: A propensity score matching study versus non-stroke patients. European stroke journal, 9(2), pp. 451-459. Sage 10.1177/23969873241227751

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INTRODUCTION

Severe sleep apnea (SA) affects one-third of stroke patients. Sleepiness, one of the cardinal symptoms of SA, negatively impacts functional stroke outcomes. The impact of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) on post-stroke sleepiness is poorly described. We aimed to compare through a propensity score matching the trajectories of self-reported sleepiness post-stroke with matched individuals including SA patients adherent or not to CPAP.

PATIENTS AND METHODS

Sixty five (80.2%) ischemic stroke and 16 (19.8%) TIA patients (median [Q1;Q3] age = 67.0 [58.0;74.0] years, 70.4% male, body mass index [BMI] = 26.1 [24.5;29.8] kg·m-2, admission NIHSS = 3.0 [1.0;5.0]), with polysomnography and an Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) performed within 1 year following stroke and with a follow-up ESS (delay = 236 [147;399] days) were included in the analysis. A 2:1 propensity score matching based on age, gender, BMI, and the apnea-hypopnea index was performed to identify 162 matched individuals referred for SA suspicion, free of stroke or TIA. Multivariable negative binomial regression models were performed to identify the determinants of sleepiness trajectories post-stroke.

RESULTS

Baseline ESS was comparable between stroke/TIA and matched individuals (median [Q1; Q3] ESS = 7 [4;10] versus 6 [4;10], p = 0.86). The range of improvement in ESS was higher in stroke patients compared to controls (∆ESS = -2 [-4;1] vs -1 [-3;2], p = 0.03). In multivariable analysis, comorbid SA and CPAP treatment did not influence trajectories of sleepiness post-stroke.

DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION

Sleepiness improvement was unexpectedly higher in stroke patients compared to matched individuals, with no significant influence of comorbid SA and CPAP on its trajectory. Sleepiness may not be primarily indicative of SA in stroke or TIA patients.

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