Use of remote monitoring and integrated platform for the evaluation of sleep quality in adult-onset idiopathic cervical dystonia

• Published in: Journal of neurology Vol. 270; no. 3; pp. 1759 - 1769
• Main Authors: Bailey, Grace A., Matthews, Clare, Szewczyk-krolikowski, Konrad, Moore, Peter, Komarzynski, Sandra, Davies, Elin Haf, Peall, Kathryn J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.03.2023; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adult; Brain stem; Dystonia; Dystonic Disorders; Feasibility studies; Heart rate; Humans; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Neurology; Neuroradiology; Neurosciences; Neurotransmission; NREM sleep; Polysomnography; Short; Short Commentary; Sleep; Sleep - physiology; Sleep and wakefulness; Sleep Quality; Torticollis; Wearable Electronic Devices; Wrist; Sleep; Dystonia; Non-motor; Wearable devices; Accelerometry

Background Up to 70% of individuals diagnosed with adult-onset idiopathic focal cervical dystonia (AOIFCD) report difficulties with sleep. Larger cohort studies using wrist-worn accelerometer devices have emerged as an alternative to smaller polysomnography studies, in order to evaluate sleep archit...