ABSTRACT NUMBER: ESOC2026A932 OPPORTUNISTIC BRAIN MRI–DERIVED PHARYNGEAL LENGTH OUTPERFORMS STOP-BANG IN SCREENING SEVERE OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA AFTER ACUTE ISCHEMIC STROKE
Tho Phung, Duy-Ton Mai, Khanh Le, Giap Vu, Hoai Nguyen · 2026
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Tho Phung and co-authors report a 2026 conference study on spotting severe sleep apnea in stroke patients. The standard screen is a questionnaire, but stroke can leave patients unable to answer well. The team instead measured throat length on the brain scans these patients already receive.
In one hundred three adults treated for acute stroke, a combined throat length measure ran longer in those with severe apnea. The scan measure sorted patients better than the questionnaire score, and a cutoff caught most severe cases while clearing about half of the rest. The questionnaire cleared far fewer. The authors say the scan route is fast, objective, and adds no cost or new steps to care.
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| CREATOR | Tho Phung, Duy-Ton Mai, Khanh Le, Giap Vu, Hoai Nguyen |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 2 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |