Sleep disorders and white matter integrity in patients with sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Sleep Med
; 109: 170-180, 2023 09.
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ABSTRACT
This study aimed to explore the characteristics of sleep disorders and their relationship with abnormal white-matter integrity in patients with sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. One hundred and thirty-six patients and 80 healthy controls were screened consecutively, and 56 patients and 43 healthy controls were ultimately analyzed. Sleep disorders were confirmed using the Pittsburgh sleep quality index, the Epworth sleepiness scale, and polysomnography; patients were classified into those with poor and good sleep quality. White-matter integrity was assessed using diffusion tensor imaging and compared between groups to identify the white-matter tracts associated with sleep disorders. The relationship between scores on the Pittsburgh sleep quality index and impaired white-matter tracts was analyzed using multiple regression. Poor sleep quality was more common in patients (adjusted odds ratio, 4.26; p = 0.005). Compared to patients with good sleep quality (n = 30), patients with poor sleep quality (n = 26; 46.4%) showed decreased fractional anisotropy, increased mean diffusivity, and increased radial diffusivity of projection and commissural fibers, and increased radial diffusivity of the right thalamus. The Pittsburgh score showed the best fit with the mean fractional anisotropy of the right anterior limb of the internal capsule (r = - 0.355, p = 0.011) and the mean radial diffusivity of the right thalamus (r = 0.309, p = 0.028). We conclude that sleep disorders are common in patients with sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and are associated with reduced white-matter integrity. The pathophysiology of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis may contribute directly to sleep disorders.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Sustancia Blanca
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Esclerosis Amiotrófica Lateral
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Trastornos del Inicio y del Mantenimiento del Sueño
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Humans
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En
Revista:
Sleep Med
Asunto de la revista:
NEUROLOGIA
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PSICOFISIOLOGIA
Año:
2023
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Article