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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-1-19
pubmed:abstractText
Altered sleep is a common non motor symptom in Parkinson's disease. Sleep dysfunction has been reported to occur in 60-90% of all PD patients, having a detrimental impact on quality of life and increasing disability. alpha-Synuclein deposits in the lower brainstem affecting autonomic and sleep regions have been identified in the pathophysiology. The resultant non motor symptoms such as REM sleep behaviour disorder (RBD) can precede the motor symptoms by years. RBD is violent, enacted dreams that expose the patient or their sleeping partner to night-time injuries. Excessive daytime sleepiness, sometimes with a narcolepsy-like phenotype, is a common occurrence in PD, owing to lesions in the arousal systems of the brain. Restless legs syndrome and sleep disordered breathing can all affect daytime alertness of PD patients. Autonomic deregulation can also negatively affect sleep patterns, by adding to night-time wakening and disrupting sleep.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1873-5126
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
15 Suppl 3
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
S93-5
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Sleep dysfunction and role of dysautonomia in Parkinson's disease.
pubmed:affiliation
King's College London School of Medicine, London, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article