Getting Your ZZZZs? Its Impact on Stroke Recovery
Posted by Deborah Overman | Apr 27, 2021 | Stroke | |
Sleep disorders, such as insomnia and restless leg syndrome, could have negative effects on otherwise healthy people. However, what impact could it have on patients recovering from a stroke? Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network aims to find out.
It reports it has received a National Institutes of Health (NIH) research grant to study the complex relationship between stroke, sleep and rehabilitation, according to a media release.
The $500,000 NIH grant will fund Good Shepherd’s portion of a five-year study “SLEEPR Study: The Sleep Effects on Post-Stroke Rehabilitation” that also marks a research partnership between Good Shepherd and SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, New York. SLEEPR is short for SLEep Effects on Post-stroke Rehabilitation, according to a news release from Good Shepherd.