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Mark I Boulos^1,2,3, Luqi Chi⁴, Oleg Y Chernyshev^5,6

¹Hurvitz Brain Sciences Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada.

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Summary

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Undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) significantly impacts neurological patients. An integrated Mobile Sleep Medicine (iMSM) model improves access to screening, testing, and treatment for better patient outcomes.

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ambulatory sleep testing cognitive impairment home sleep apnea test (HSAT)mobile sleep medicine neuromuscular conditions screening sleep-disordered breathing stroke

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Public Health

Background:

Undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is common in neurology patients, increasing morbidity and mortality.
OSA causes neurocognitive, cardiovascular, and cerebrovascular impairments, affecting sleep quality.
Limited access to sleep medicine care hinders timely OSA treatment and risk reduction.

Purpose of the Study:

To highlight the importance of systematic OSA and hypoventilation/hypoxemia syndromes (HHS) management in neurological conditions.
To introduce and justify the integrated Mobile Sleep Medicine (iMSM) care model.
To demonstrate iMSM's utility in neurological practice for OSA and HHS screening, testing, and management.

Main Methods:

Discussion of systematic screening, testing, and management protocols for OSA and HHS.
Introduction of the iMSM model, featuring a Mobile Sleep Medicine Unit.
Description of the three-level operational protocol for iMSM.

Main Results:

The iMSM model is designed as a patient-centered, outcome-based program.
iMSM aims to enhance access to OSA management across all healthcare levels.
The model facilitates efficient screening, timely testing, and coordinated follow-up care.

Conclusions:

The iMSM model offers an innovative approach to patient-centered sleep medicine care.
Adoption of the iMSM model can benefit all stakeholders in clinical sleep medicine services.
iMSM improves access and efficiency in managing OSA and related conditions in neurological practice.