Lack of Shut-Eye May Up Stroke Risk

Stroke victims are better off receiving aggressive medical therapy when trying to prevent a second stroke rather than receiving medical therapy and a stent in the brain, says a new study.

 

A study presented at the SLEEP 2012 conference shows that middle- to older-aged people who regularly get fewer than six hours of sleep a night have an increased stroke risk, even if they don't have a history of stroke, aren't overweight and don't have an increased risk for obstructive sleep apnea.

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