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Characterisation of sleep disturbances in postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome: a polysomnography-based study.
Pengo, M F; Higgins, S; Drakatos, P; Martin, K; Gall, N; Rossi, G P; Leschziner, G.
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  • Pengo MF; Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, Sleep Disorders Centre, London, UK; Department of Medicine (DIMED), University of Padua, Padua, Italy. Electronic address: martino.pengo@gstt.nhs.uk.
  • Higgins S; Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, Sleep Disorders Centre, London, UK.
  • Drakatos P; Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, Sleep Disorders Centre, London, UK.
  • Martin K; Department of Cardiology, King's College London Hospital, Denmark Hill, London, UK.
  • Gall N; Department of Cardiology, King's College London Hospital, Denmark Hill, London, UK.
  • Rossi GP; Department of Medicine (DIMED), University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
  • Leschziner G; Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, Sleep Disorders Centre, London, UK; Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, London, UK.
Sleep Med ; 16(12): 1457-61, 2015 Dec.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26611942
BACKGROUND AND AIM: Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (PoTS) has been frequently associated with sleep disturbances but objective sleep data are lacking. In addition, although regional autonomic denervation has been described, less is known about autonomic nervous activity overnight in these patients. PATIENTS/METHODS: A full polysomnography and heart rate variability were performed on 37 patients diagnosed with PoTS . In addition, a multiple sleep latency test (MSLT) was conducted on a subgroup of patients with excessive daytime sleepiness. RESULTS: The polysomnographic data did not show major pathological findings except the percentage spent in rapid eye movement (REM) sleep which was slightly reduced at 18.4%. The MSLT did not confirm excessive daytime sleepiness as median mean sleep latency was 14.4 min (11.8-17.5). When comparing patients with and without subjective daytime sleepiness, it was found that the latter had a reduced parasympathetic activation at night as expressed by the average high frequency [6936.5 ms(2) (6028.2-8675.5) vs. 4689.5 (3922.7-7685.2) p < 0.05]. CONCLUSION: Patients with PoTS do not exhibit polysomnographic findings consistent with relevant sleep pathologies nor objective daytime sleepiness. Subjective daytime sleepiness is associated with enhanced activation of the parasympathetic nervous system.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Transtornos do Sono-Vigília / Fases do Sono / Síndrome da Taquicardia Postural Ortostática Tipo de estudo: Etiology_studies Limite: Adult / Female / Humans / Male Idioma: En Revista: Sleep Med Assunto da revista: NEUROLOGIA / PSICOFISIOLOGIA Ano de publicação: 2015 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Transtornos do Sono-Vigília / Fases do Sono / Síndrome da Taquicardia Postural Ortostática Tipo de estudo: Etiology_studies Limite: Adult / Female / Humans / Male Idioma: En Revista: Sleep Med Assunto da revista: NEUROLOGIA / PSICOFISIOLOGIA Ano de publicação: 2015 Tipo de documento: Article