Sleep disorders frequency in post-polio syndrome patients caused by periodic limb movements

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Maria Auxiliadora De Paiva Araujo¹  Tatiana Mesquita E Silva¹  Gustavo Antonio Moreira¹  Márcia Pradella-hallinan¹  Sergio Tufik¹  Acary Souza Bulle Oliveira¹ 

关键词: post-polio syndrome;    periodic limb movements;    sleep disorder;    polysomnography;    síndrome pós-poliomielite;    movimentos periódicos dos membros;    distúrbios do sono;    polissonografia;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0004-282X2010000100008

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Post-polio syndrome (PPS) in individuals with polio longer than 15 years is characterized by weakness and/or muscle fatigue, deficit of deglutition and breath and periodic limb movements (PLM) during sleep. We undertook a review of 99 patients with PPS, and assessed the frequency of PLM through polysomnographic recordings at our sleep disorders unit. The total number of PLM, total time of sleep (TTS), efficiency of sleep (EfS), awaking index (AI) and apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) were analyzed. Sixteen patients presented PLM in excess of 5 for the entire night. When comparing these with the group without PLM, a correlation was found (p=0.001). Significant difference was found for the correlation of the parameters: IAH, ID, TTS and EfS when compared the two groups. There is a close relationship between PPS and PLM.

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