The Underdiagnosis of Sleep Disorders in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis

• Published in: Journal of clinical sleep medicine Vol. 10; no. 9; pp. 1025 - 1031
• Main Authors: Brass, Steven D., Li, Chin-Shang, Auerbach, Sanford
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Academy of Sleep Medicine 15.09.2014
• Subjects: California; Cross-Sectional Studies; Diagnosis, Differential; Disorders of Excessive Somnolence - complications; Disorders of Excessive Somnolence - diagnosis; Fatigue - complications; Fatigue - diagnosis; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Multiple Sclerosis - complications; New Research; Polysomnography; Restless Legs Syndrome - complications; Restless Legs Syndrome - diagnosis; Severity of Illness Index; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - complications; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - diagnosis; Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders - complications; Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders - diagnosis; Sleep Wake Disorders - complications; Sleep Wake Disorders - diagnosis; Surveys and Questionnaires; California; sleep; fatigue; sleep apnea; multiple sclerosis; restless legs syndrome; insomnia
• ISSN: 1550-9389; 1550-9397; 1550-9397
• DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.4044

To report at a population level the prevalence of restless legs syndrome, insomnia, and the risk of obstructive sleep apnea in multiple sclerosis patients. Sleep patterns and associations with fatigue and daytime sleepiness were identified. A cross-sectional study was performed using a written surve...