What is the relationship between obstructive sleep apnea and hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage?
Obstructive sleep apnea is frequent in patients with hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage and is related to perihematoma edema. A study conducted by Pontes-Neto et al. (2010) showed that obstructive sleep apnea is more frequent in patients with hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage and is associated with larger perihematoma edema and worse clinical outcome.