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Mark I. Boulos

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
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Normal polysomnography parameters in healthy adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

MI Boulos, T Jairam, T Kendzerska, J Im… - The Lancet …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background Existing normal polysomnography values are not truly normative as they are
based on small sample sizes due to the fact that polysomnography is expensive and …

The prevalence and risk factors of sleep disturbances in surgical patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

…, A Saripella, E Yan, M Englesakis, MI Boulos… - Sleep Medicine …, 2023 - Elsevier
Determining the prevalence and risk factors related to sleep disturbance in surgical patients
would be beneficial for risk stratification and perioperative care planning. The objectives of …

Incident cardiovascular events and death in individuals with restless legs syndrome or periodic limb movements in sleep: a systematic review

T Kendzerska, M Kamra, BJ Murray, MI Boulos - Sleep, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Study Objectives: To systematically review the current evidence examining restless legs
syndrome (RLS) and periodic limb movements in sleep (PLMS) as prognostic factors for all-…

Virchow-Robin spaces: correlations with polysomnography-derived sleep parameters

…, M Huroy, RH Swartz, BJ Murray, SE Black, MI Boulos - Sleep, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Study Objectives: To test the hypothesis that enlarged Virchow-Robin space volumes (VRS)
are associated with objective measures of poor quality sleep. Design: Retrospective cross-…

Obstructive sleep apnea and incident cancer: a large retrospective multicenter clinical cohort study

T Kendzerska, M Povitz, RS Leung, MI Boulos… - … Biomarkers & Prevention, 2021 - AACR
Background: To examine the association between the severity of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
and nocturnal hypoxemia with incident cancer. Methods: This was a multicenter …

A new dataset for facial motion analysis in individuals with neurological disorders

…, M Kulkarni, D Lim, MI Boulos… - IEEE Journal of …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present the first public dataset with videos of oro-facial gestures performed by individuals
with oro-facial impairment due to neurological disorders, such as amyotrophic lateral …

Periodic limb movements and white matter hyperintensities in first-ever minor stroke or high-risk transient ischemic attack

MI Boulos, BJ Murray, RT Muir, F Gao, GM Szilagyi… - Sleep, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Study Objectives: Emerging evidence suggests that periodic limb movements (PLMs) may
contribute to the development of cerebrovascular disease. White matter hyperintensities (…

Study of rivaroxaban for cerebral venous thrombosis: a randomized controlled feasibility trial comparing anticoagulation with rivaroxaban to standard-of-care in …

…, LA Sposato, D Blacquiere, BM Dewar, MI Boulos… - Stroke, 2023 - Am Heart Assoc
BACKGROUND: Emerging data suggest that direct oral anticoagulants may be a suitable
choice for anticoagulation for cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT). However, conducting high-…

Trials in sleep apnea and stroke: learning from the past to direct future approaches

MI Boulos, L Dharmakulaseelan, DL Brown, RH Swartz - Stroke, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Few randomized controlled trials have evaluated the effectiveness of continuous positive
airway pressure (CPAP) in reducing recurrent vascular events and mortality in poststroke …

Validity of self-report of cardiovascular risk factors in a population at high risk for stroke

…, SE Black, RH Swartz, BJ Murray, MI Boulos - Journal of Stroke and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Screening for vascular risk factors is commonly assessed through self-report,
despite reports of low sensitivity using this approach in healthy populations. The validity of self-…