Antonio Culebras, MD, is Professor of Neurology, SUNY Upstate Medical University and Consultant, The Sleep Center, Upstate University Hospital at Community General, Syracuse, NY, USA.

• Preface; 1. Overview of sleep and stroke Antonio Culebras; 2. Sleep apnea, oxidative stress, pro-inflammatory vascular risk factors and endothelial disease Slava Berger and Lena Lavie; 3. Sleep apnea, autonomic dysfunction and vascular diseases Pietro Cortelli and Federica Provini; 4. Sleep apnea and hypertension: a clinical perspective Nishida Barot and Clete A. Kushida; 5. Sleep apnea, stroke risk factors and the arousal response Mark Eric Dyken, George B. Richerson and Kyoung Bin Im; 6. Sleep apnea and atrial fibrillation Apoor S. Gami; 7. Patent foramen ovale, obstructive sleep apnea and its relation to ischemic stroke Alejandro M. Forteza; 8. Pathogenesis of cerebral small-vessel disease in obstructive sleep apnea Gustavo C. Román; 9. Sleep apnea and acute stroke deterioration Kristian Barlinn and Andrei V. Alexandrov; 10. Effect of CPAP on stroke risk factors and stroke Malcolm Kohler and John R. Stradling; 11. Rehabilitation of stroke and sleep apnea Behrouz Jafari and Vahid Mohsenin; 12. Restless legs syndrome, periodic limb movements in sleep and vascular risk factors Federica Provini; 13. Physician as patient: a personal story of stroke Harold R. Smith; Index.

"This book provides readers with a better understanding of the relationship between SBD and stroke, enabling providers to pursue early diagnosis and implement treatment strategies." - Doody's Review Service