摘要

Silent brain infarction(SBI) is a kind of cerebral infarction which often has no definite stroke history,typical clinical symptoms and signs of nervous system dysfunction,and needs to be found by cranial imaging or autopsy.With the development of related studies,SBI has been proved to be not completely asymptomatic,it may manifest as non-specific neurological impairments in some patients such as dizziness,headache,sleep disorders,memory loss and so on.Moreover,a large number of clinical reports show that sleep disorders is a common complication after stroke,which often adversely affects the prognosis and quality of life of patients.As one of the types of stroke,SBI is also associated with sleep disorders.However,due to non-specific clinical characteristics,it is often ignored by clinicians,and sleep problems in SBI patients are even less concerned,and there is a lack of related research reports on the association between them at home and abroad.This article reviews the possible mechanism and negative effects of sleep disorders in SBI,to improve clinical concerns of this disease to achieve early diagnosis and treatment.

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