Sleep disorders in patients with multiple sclerosis

Introduction and objectives: Patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) frequently have unrecognized sleep disorders at higher frequency than the general population. Sleep disorders such as insomnia, sleep related breathing disorder (SBD), periodic limbs movement disorder (PLMD), REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD), narcolepsy and restless legs syndrome (RLS) have been reported; these processes are related to fatigue and poor quality of life in these patients. We aimed to identify the presence of sleep disorders in 60 patients diagnosed with MS and to analyze the demographic and clinical findings of that subpopulation presenting both pathologies.
Source: Sleep Medicine - Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Tags: Other Source Type: research