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Pan L, Li H, Guo J, Ma C, Li L, Zhan W, Chen H, Wu Y, Jiang G, Li S. Expanded gray matter atrophy with severity stages of adult comorbid insomnia and sleep apnea. Sleep Med 2024; 124:191-200. [PMID: 39321626 DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2024.09.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2024] [Revised: 09/07/2024] [Accepted: 09/16/2024] [Indexed: 09/27/2024]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate gray matter volume (GMV) changes in patients with comorbid insomnia and sleep apnea (COMISA) of differing severity and relationships between GMV alterations and clinical measures. METHODS Thirty-four COMISA patients and 24 healthy controls (HC) were recruited. All patients underwent structural MRI and completed measures related to respiration, sleep, mood, and cognition. COMISA patients were further divided into a mild and moderate COMISA (MC) and a severe COMISA (SC) group. Changes in GMV of COMISA patients were investigated via VBM. The voxel-wise differences in GMV were compared between HC group and COMISA group. Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was performed on individual GMV maps in MC, SC, and HC groups to further investigate effects of different stages of COMISA severity on GMV. Partial correlation analysis was then performed to analyze relationships between altered GMV and clinical measures. RESULTS GMV atrophy was mainly located in the temporal lobes and fusiform gyrus in COMISA group. The post-hoc analysis of the ANCOVA revealed temporal lobes and fusiform gyrus atrophy in MC and SC groups compared to HC and the temporal lobe atrophy was expanded in SC group based on cluster size. Moreover, the SC group showed GMV atrophy of the right amygdala compared to both MC and HC groups. Partial correlation analysis revealed positive relationships between the GMV and mood-and cognitive-related measures and negative correlation between GMV and respiration measure. CONCLUSIONS Our findings showed GMV atrophy expansion from temporal lobe to limbic system (right amygdala) as severity stages increase in COMISA patients. These findings contribute to our understanding of neurobiological mechanisms underlying different stages of severity in COMISA patients.
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- Liping Pan
- Department of Medical Imaging, The Affiliated Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, PR China
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- People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, PR China
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- People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, PR China; Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, PR China
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- People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, PR China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, Guangzhou, PR China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, Guangzhou, PR China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, Guangzhou, PR China; The Second School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, PR China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, The Affiliated Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, PR China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, The Affiliated Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, PR China; Department of Medical Imaging, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, Guangzhou, PR China; Xiamen Humanity Hospital Fujian Medical University, Xiamen, PR China.
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- Department of Medical Imaging, The Affiliated Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, PR China; Department of Medical Imaging, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, Guangzhou, PR China.
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Monti MM. The subcortical basis of subjective sleep quality. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2024:2024.05.29.596530. [PMID: 38854024 PMCID: PMC11160773 DOI: 10.1101/2024.05.29.596530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2024]
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Study objectives To assess the association between self-reported sleep quality and cortical and subcortical local morphometry. Methods Sleep and neuroanatomical data from the full release of the young adult Human Connectome Project dataset were analyzed. Sleep quality was operationalized with the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Local cortical and subcortical morphometry was measured with subject-specific segmentations resulting in voxelwise thickness measurements for cortex and relative (i.e., cross-sectional) local atrophy measurements for subcortical regions. Results Relative atrophy across several subcortical regions, including bilateral pallidum, striatum, and thalamus, was negatively associated with both global PSQI score and sub-components of the index related to sleep duration, efficiency, and quality. Conversely, we found no association between cortical morphometric measurements and self-reported sleep quality. Conclusions This work shows that subcortical regions such as the bilateral pallidum, thalamus, and striatum, might be interventional targets to ameliorate self-reported sleep quality.
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- Martin M. Monti
- Department of Psychology, University of California Los Angeles, 502 Portola Plaza, Los Angeles, 90095, CA, USA
- Brain Injury Research Center (BIRC), Department of Neurosurgery, University of California Los Angeles, 300 Stein Plaza Driveway, Los Angeles, 90095, CA, USA
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Lai M, Gao Y, Lu L, Huang X, Gong Q, Li J, Jiang P. Functional connectivity of the left inferior parietal lobule mediates the impact of anxiety and depression symptoms on sleep quality in healthy adults. Cereb Cortex 2023; 33:9908-9916. [PMID: 37429833 DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhad253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2023] [Revised: 06/14/2023] [Accepted: 06/15/2023] [Indexed: 07/12/2023] Open
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Individuals with anxiety and depression symptoms are vulnerable to sleep disturbances. The current study aimed to explore the shared neuro-mechanisms underlying the effect of anxiety and depression symptoms on sleep quality. We recruited a cohort of 92 healthy adults who underwent functional magnetic resonance imaging scanning. We measured anxiety and depression symptoms using the Zung Self-rating Anxiety/Depression Scales and sleep quality using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. Independent component analysis was used to explore the functional connectivity (FC) of brain networks. Whole-brain linear regression analysis showed that poor sleep quality was associated with increased FC in the left inferior parietal lobule (IPL) within the anterior default mode network. Next, we extracted the covariance of anxiety and depression symptoms using principal component analysis to represent participants' emotional features. Mediation analysis revealed that the intra-network FC of the left IPL mediated the association between the covariance of anxiety and depression symptoms and sleep quality. To conclude, the FC of the left IPL may be a potential neural substrate in the association between the covariance of anxiety and depression symptoms and poor sleep quality, and may serve as a potential intervention target for the treatment of sleep disturbance in the future.
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- Mingfeng Lai
- Mental Health Center, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Radiology and Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Functional and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, 610041 Chengdu, China
- Research Unit of Psychoradiology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, 610041 Chengdu, China
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- Department of Radiology and Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Functional and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, 610041 Chengdu, China
- Research Unit of Psychoradiology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, 610041 Chengdu, China
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- Department of Radiology and Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Functional and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, 610041 Chengdu, China
- Research Unit of Psychoradiology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, 610041 Chengdu, China
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- Department of Radiology and Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Functional and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, 610041 Chengdu, China
- Research Unit of Psychoradiology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, 610041 Chengdu, China
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- Mental Health Center, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Radiology and Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Functional and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, 610041 Chengdu, China
- Research Unit of Psychoradiology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, 610041 Chengdu, China
- West China Medical Publishers, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, 610041 Chengdu, China
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Hidese S, Ota M, Matsuo J, Ishida I, Yokota Y, Hattori K, Yomogida Y, Kunugi H. Association between the Pittsburgh sleep quality index and white matter integrity in healthy adults: a whole-brain magnetic resonance imaging study. Sleep Biol Rhythms 2023; 21:249-256. [PMID: 38469289 PMCID: PMC10899930 DOI: 10.1007/s41105-022-00442-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2022] [Accepted: 12/26/2022] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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To disclose possible associations between poorer sleep quality and structural brain alterations in a non-psychiatric healthy population, this study investigated the association between the Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI) and brain correlates, using a whole-brain approach. This study included 371 right-handed healthy adults (138 males, mean age: 46.4 ± 14.0 years [range: 18-75]) who were right-handed. Subjective sleep quality was assessed using the Japanese version of the PSQI (PSQI-J), and the cutoff score for poor subjective sleep quality was set at ≥ 6. Voxel-based morphometry (VBM) and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) were performed to examine whether a higher score of the PSQI-J indicates, poorer sleep quality is associated with gray matter volume and white matter microstructure alternations, respectively. Among the participants, 38.8% had a PSQI-J cutoff score of ≥ 6. VBM did not reveal any correlation between PSQI-J scores and gray matter volume. However, DTI revealed that PSQI-J global scores were significantly and negatively correlated with diffuse white matter fractional anisotropy (FA) values (p < 0.05, corrected). Moreover, the PSQI-J sleep disturbance and use of sleep medication component scores were significantly and negatively correlated with right anterior thalamic radiation and diffuse white matter FA values, respectively (p < 0.05, corrected). There were no significant differences in gray matter volume and white matter metrics (FA, axial, radial, and mean diffusivities) between the groups with PSQI-J scores above or below the cutoff. Our findings suggest that lower sleep quality, especially the use of sleep medication, is associated with impaired white matter integrity in healthy adults. Limitations of this study are relatively small number of participants and cross-sectional design. Fine sleep quality, possibly preventing the use of sleep medication, may contribute to preserve white matter integrity in the brain of healthy adults. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s41105-022-00442-0.
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- Shinsuke Hidese
- Department of Mental Disorder Research, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, 4-1-1, Ogawa-Higashi, Kodaira, Tokyo 187-8502 Japan
- Department of Psychiatry, Teikyo University School of Medicine, 2-11-1, Kaga, Itabashi-Ku, Tokyo 173-8605 Japan
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- Department of Mental Disorder Research, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, 4-1-1, Ogawa-Higashi, Kodaira, Tokyo 187-8502 Japan
- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Division of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 2-1-1, Amakubo, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8576 Japan
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- Department of Mental Disorder Research, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, 4-1-1, Ogawa-Higashi, Kodaira, Tokyo 187-8502 Japan
- Department of Psychiatry, National Center Hospital, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, 4-1-1, Ogawa-Higashi, Kodaira, Tokyo 187-8551 Japan
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- Department of Mental Disorder Research, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, 4-1-1, Ogawa-Higashi, Kodaira, Tokyo 187-8502 Japan
- Department of Psychiatry, Teikyo University School of Medicine, 2-11-1, Kaga, Itabashi-Ku, Tokyo 173-8605 Japan
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- Department of Mental Disorder Research, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, 4-1-1, Ogawa-Higashi, Kodaira, Tokyo 187-8502 Japan
- Department of Behavioral Medicine, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, 4-1-1, Ogawa-Higashi, Kodaira, Tokyo 187-8553 Japan
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- Department of Mental Disorder Research, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, 4-1-1, Ogawa-Higashi, Kodaira, Tokyo 187-8502 Japan
- Medical Genome Center, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, 4-1-1, Ogawa-Higashi, Kodaira, Tokyo 187-8551 Japan
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- Department of Mental Disorder Research, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, 4-1-1, Ogawa-Higashi, Kodaira, Tokyo 187-8502 Japan
- Araya Inc., 1-12-32, Akasaka, Minato-Ku, Tokyo 107-6024 Japan
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- Department of Mental Disorder Research, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, 4-1-1, Ogawa-Higashi, Kodaira, Tokyo 187-8502 Japan
- Department of Psychiatry, Teikyo University School of Medicine, 2-11-1, Kaga, Itabashi-Ku, Tokyo 173-8605 Japan
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Guo H, Zhou J, Chen H, Cao X. Prevalence and associated factors of poor sleep quality among Chinese retirees: A multicenter cross-sectional study. J Affect Disord 2023; 320:42-47. [PMID: 36179777 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2022.09.130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2022] [Revised: 09/19/2022] [Accepted: 09/26/2022] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Sleep problems are common among older adults worldwide. The present study aims to determine the prevalence of poor sleep quality and its independent factors among retired people in health check-ups population in China. METHOD In this multicenter, cross-sectional survey in 2017, a group of retired people was invited to participate in an online survey of health status, and their data, including socio-demographic information, lifestyle, and medical characteristics, were recorded. Binary logistic regression was used to analyze the independent factors responsible for poor sleep quality. RESULTS Data from 17,408 responders who met the inclusion criteria were analyzed; among them, 53.04 % (95 % CI = 52 %-54 %) reported poor sleep quality. Binary logistic regression showed that poor sleep quality was associated with a number of factors, including being female (OR = 1.42, 95 % CI = 1.32-1.53), being single (OR = 1.35, 95 % CI = 1.18-1.54), non-smoker (OR = 1.12, 95 % CI = 1.03-1.22), physical inactivity (OR = 1.14, 95 % CI = 1.05-1.23), poor self-rated health status (OR = 1.69, 95 % CI = 1.43-2.00), long-term medication use (OR = 1.05, 95 % CI = 1.07-1.23), chronic pain (OR = 1.33, 95 % CI = 1.22-1.45), comorbidity (OR = 1.16, 95 % CI = 1.07-1.25), and depressive symptoms (mild depression: OR = 2.14, 95 % CI = 1.96-2.34; moderate depression: OR = 4.00, 95 % CI = 3.49-4.58, moderately severe depression: OR = 4.15, 95 % CI = 3.47-4.97, severe depression: OR = 4.27, 95 % CI = 2.93-6.22); while age (OR = 0.99, 95 % CI = 0.99-1.00) was negatively related to poor sleep quality. CONCLUSION The prevalence of poor sleep quality in the studied population is relatively high (53.04 %). Sleep problems are common among Chinese retirees, especially older females, and have a great impact on their quality of life. People living with depression, chronic diseases, and chronic pain were at a higher risk of developing sleep disorders. Therefore, it is critical to formulate effective management strategies for Chinese retirees with poor sleep quality in the context of healthy aging.
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- Huijuan Guo
- National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, Department of Psychiatry, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Hunan Province 410011, China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, Department of Psychiatry, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Hunan Province 410011, China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, Department of Psychiatry, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Hunan Province 410011, China
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- Health Management Center, Hunan Chronic Disease Health Management Medical Research Center, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Hunan Province 410013, China.
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Sleep Quality Before and After Bariatric Surgery. Obes Surg 2023; 33:279-283. [PMID: 36462121 DOI: 10.1007/s11695-022-06387-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2022] [Revised: 11/05/2022] [Accepted: 11/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
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PURPOSE Sleep deprivation is associated with growth hormone deficiency and an elevated cortisol level, both of which have been linked to obesity. However, assessing sleep quality is often not established in the multidisciplinary peribariatric evaluation program. This study aimed to determine sleep quality in patients who are seeking or underwent bariatric surgery by using Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) measurements. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this observational study, patients who underwent or were seeking bariatric surgery between April and November 2021 were included. Self-reported patients' demographics, operative techniques, and sleep quality measured by PSQI were collected. Baseline characteristics were compared between the preoperative group (PRE), patients who underwent surgery < 1.5 years ago (EARLY), and > 1.5 years ago (LATE). A multivariate linear regression model was built. RESULTS In total, 270 patients filled out the questionnaire of which 100 (37.1%) were preoperative, 87 (32.2%) early, and 83 (30.7%) late postoperative. The PSQI significantly improved in the EARLY group compared to PRE (4.8 vs 6.1). This effect disappeared in the LATE group (6.1) even though their body mass index was less. Linear regression revealed that age (p = 0.004) and body mass index (p = 0.003) predicted worse sleep quality. CONCLUSION Sleep quality improves early after bariatric surgery; however, this benefit does not seem to last in the long term. Other factors than weight regain should be considered for this finding, future studies with longer follow-up periods are recommended, including other variables associated with sleep quality such as health conditions and socioeconomic status.
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Chen W, Wang H, Sun T, Wu Q, Han W, Li Q, Liu Y, Zhou Y, He X. Dynamic changes in fractional amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations in patients with chronic insomnia. Front Neurosci 2022; 16:1050240. [PMID: 36523433 PMCID: PMC9744813 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2022.1050240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2022] [Accepted: 11/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Previous neuroimaging studies have mostly focused on changes in static functional connectivity in patients with chronic insomnia (CI) . Features of dynamic brain activity in patients with CI have rarely been described in detail. The present study investigated changes in dynamic intrinsic brain activity in patients with CI by dynamic fractional amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation (dfALFF) analysis. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 30 patients with CI and 27 healthy controls (HCs) were enrolled. We compared dfALFF between these two groups, and examined the correlation between changes in dfALFF and clinical symptoms of CI. Multivariate pattern analysis was performed to differentiate patients with CI from HCs. RESULTS Compared with HC subjects, patients with CI showed significantly increased dfALFF in the left insula, right superior temporal gyrus, left parahippocampal gyrus, right amygdala, and bilateral posterior lobes of the cerebellum. Moreover, dfALFF values in the left insula and left parahippocampal gyrus showed a positive correlation with Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index scores. A logistic regression model was constructed that had 96.7% sensitivity, 80.0% specificity, and 83.0% overall accuracy for distinguishing patients with CI from HCs. CONCLUSION Dynamic local brain activity showed increased instability in patients with CI. The variability in dfALFF in the limbic system and brain areas related to sleep/wakefulness was associated with insomnia symptoms. These findings may provide insight into the neuropathologic basis of CI.
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- Wei Chen
- Department of Medical Imaging Center, Ankang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ankang, China
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- School of Future Technology, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
- Department of Medical Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi ‘an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi ‘an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging Center, Ankang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ankang, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi ‘an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging Center, Ankang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ankang, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging Center, Ankang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ankang, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging Center, Ankang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ankang, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging Center, Ankang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ankang, China
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Bai Y, Tan J, Liu X, Cui X, Li D, Yin H. Resting-state functional connectivity of the sensory/somatomotor network associated with sleep quality: evidence from 202 young male samples. Brain Imaging Behav 2022; 16:1832-1841. [PMID: 35381969 PMCID: PMC8982909 DOI: 10.1007/s11682-022-00654-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Previous neuroimaging studies have demonstrated that sleep is associated with brain functional changes in some specific brain regions. However, few studies have examined the relationship between all possible functional connectivities (FCs) within the sensory/somatomotor network (SSN) and the sleep quality of young male samples. The SSN consists of two motor cortices and is known to play a critical role in sleep. Poor sleep quality may be associated with increased sensory/somatomotor functional connectivity during rest. Hence, 202 young male participants underwent a resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scan and completed the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Results indicated that increased functional connectivity within the SSN was associated with poor sleep quality. Specifically, the total PSQI score was positively correlated with the increased functional connectivity of the left paracentral lobule (PCL), bilateral precentral gyrus (PreCG), supplementary motor area (SMA) and bilateral postcentral gyrus (PoCG). Additionally, our findings also exhibited that (a) the subjective sleep quality factor of PSQI was positively correlated with FC between the bilateral PoCG and the bilateral PCL as well as between the left PreCG and the right SMA; (b) the sleep latency factor of PSQI was positively correlated with FC between the left PoCG and the right precuneus (PCUN); (c) the sleep disturbances factor of PSQI was positively correlated with FC between the left PCL and the right PoCG, and (d) the daytime dysfunction factor of PSQI was positively correlated with FC between the bilateral PoCG and the left PCL as well as between the bilateral PreCG and the SMA. In short, our findings can be comprehensively understood as neural mechanisms of intrinsic SSN connectivity are associated with sleep quality of man. Meanwhile, it may expand our knowledge and provide new insight into a deeper understanding of the neurobiological mechanisms of sleep or sleep problems.
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- Youling Bai
- School of Education Science, Hunan Normal University, Chang Sha, 410081, China.,Cognition and Human Behavior Key Laboratory of Hunan Province, Hunan Normal University, Chang Sha, 410081, China
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- School of art and education, Chizhou University, Chizhou, 247000, China
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- School of Education Science, Hunan Normal University, Chang Sha, 410081, China.,Cognition and Human Behavior Key Laboratory of Hunan Province, Hunan Normal University, Chang Sha, 410081, China
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- School of Education Science, Hunan Normal University, Chang Sha, 410081, China.,Cognition and Human Behavior Key Laboratory of Hunan Province, Hunan Normal University, Chang Sha, 410081, China
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- School of Education Science, Hunan Normal University, Chang Sha, 410081, China. .,Cognition and Human Behavior Key Laboratory of Hunan Province, Hunan Normal University, Chang Sha, 410081, China.
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- School of Education Science, Hunan Normal University, Chang Sha, 410081, China. .,Cognition and Human Behavior Key Laboratory of Hunan Province, Hunan Normal University, Chang Sha, 410081, China.
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Peng J, Yang J, Li J, Lei D, Li N, Suo X, Duan L, Chen C, Zeng Y, Xi J, Jiang Y, Gong Q, Peng R. Disrupted Brain Functional Network Topology in Essential Tremor Patients With Poor Sleep Quality. Front Neurosci 2022; 16:814745. [PMID: 35360181 PMCID: PMC8960629 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2022.814745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2021] [Accepted: 01/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Sleep disturbances, especially poor quality of sleep (QoS), are common among essential tremor (ET) patients and may have adverse effects on their quality of life, but the etiology driving the poor QoS in these individuals remains inadequately understood. Few data are available on the neuroimaging alterations of ET with poor QoS. Thirty-eight ET patients with poor QoS (SleET), 48 ET patients with normal QoS (NorET), and 80 healthy controls (HCs) participated in this study. All subjects underwent a 3.0-T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan for resting-state functional MRI data collection. Then, the whole-brain functional connectome was constructed by thresholding the partial correlation matrices of 116 brain regions. Graph theory and network-based statistical analyses were performed. We used a non-parametric permutation test for group comparisons of topological metrics. Partial correlation analyses between the topographical features and clinical characteristics were conducted. The SleET and NorET groups exhibited decreased clustering coefficients, global efficiency, and local efficiency and increased the characteristic path length. Both of these groups also showed reduced nodal degree and nodal efficiency in the left superior dorsolateral frontal gyrus, superior frontal medial gyrus (SFGmed), posterior cingulate gyrus (PCG), lingual gyrus, superior occipital gyrus, right middle occipital gyrus, and right fusiform gyrus. The SleET group additionally presented reduced nodal degrees and nodal efficiency in the right SFGmed relative to the NorET and HC groups, and nodal efficiency in the right SFGmed was negatively correlated with the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index score. The observed impaired topographical organizations of functional brain networks within the central executive network (CEN), default mode network (DMN), and visual network serve to further our knowledge of the complex interactions between tremor and sleep, adding to our understanding of the underlying neural mechanisms of ET with poor QoS.
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- Jiaxin Peng
- Department of Neurology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Radiology, Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Neurology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Radiology, Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Neurology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Radiology, Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Neurology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Neurology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Neurology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Neurology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Neurology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Radiology, Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- *Correspondence: Qiyong Gong,
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- Department of Neurology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Rong Peng,
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Raja R, Na X, Badger TM, Ou X. Neural correlates of sleep quality in children: Sex-specific associations shown by brain diffusion tractography. J Neuroimaging 2022; 32:530-543. [PMID: 35041231 PMCID: PMC9173651 DOI: 10.1111/jon.12964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2021] [Revised: 12/08/2021] [Accepted: 12/25/2021] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Sleep quality is important for healthy growth and development of children. We aimed to identify associations between sleep disturbances in healthy children without clinical diagnosis of sleep disorders and brain white matter (WM) microstructure using an advanced diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DW-MRI) based tractography analysis, and to explore whether there are sex differences in these associations. METHODS Brain DW-MRI data were collected from sixty-two 8-year-old children (28 boys, 34 girls) whose parents also completed Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ). Track-weighted imaging (TWI) measures were computed from the DW-MRI data for 37 WM tracts in each subject. Sex-specific partial correlation analyses were performed to evaluate correlations between TWI measures and a set of sleep disturbance scores derived from the CSHQ. RESULTS Significant correlations (P < .05, FDR-corrected; r: .48-.67) were identified in 13 WM tracts between TWI and sleep disturbance scores. Sexually dimorphic differences in correlations between sleep disturbance scores and WM microstructure measurements were observed. Specifically, in boys, daytime sleepiness positively correlated with track-weighted mean or radial diffusivity in 10 WM tracts (bilateral arcuate fasciculus, left cingulum, right middle longitudinal fasciculus, and three bilateral segments of superior longitudinal fasciculus). In girls, total CSHQ score, night walking, or sleep onset delay negatively correlated with track-weighted fractional anisotropy or axial diffusivity in 4 WM tracts (bilateral inferior longitudinal fasciculus and uncinate fasciculus). CONCLUSIONS The findings suggest that sleep disturbances without clinical diagnosis of sleep disorders are associated with lower WM microstructural integrity in children. Additionally, the associations possess unique patterns in boys and girls.
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- Rajikha Raja
- Department of Radiology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA.,Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA.,Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA.,Arkansas Children's Research Institute, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
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Lower cortical volume is associated with poor sleep quality after traumatic brain injury. Brain Imaging Behav 2022; 16:1362-1371. [PMID: 35018551 DOI: 10.1007/s11682-021-00615-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is known to be associated with poor sleep. In this report, we aimed to identify associations between differences in cortical volume and sleep quality post-TBI. MRI anatomical scans from 88 cases with TBI were analyzed in this report. Subjective sleep quality was assessed using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Voxel Based Morphometry (VBM), was used to obtain statistical maps of the association between PSQI and cortical volume in gray matter and white matter voxels. Higher PSQI total scores (poor sleep quality) were strongly associated with smaller gray matter volume in the cerebellum. White matter volume was not associated with total PSQI. The sleep disturbance subcomponent showed a significant association with gray and white matter volumes in the cerebellum. Although not significant, cortical areas such as the cingulate and medial frontal regions were associated with sleep quality. The cerebellum with higher contribution to motor and autonomic systems was associated strongly with poor sleep quality. Additionally, regions that play critical roles in inhibitory brain function and suppress mind wandering (i.e., default mode network including medial frontal and cingulate regions) were associated (although to a lesser extent) with sleep. Our findings suggest that poor sleep quality following TBI is significantly associated with lower cerebellar volume, with trending relationships in regions associated with inhibitory function.
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Yang L, Yu S, Zhang L, Peng W, Hu Y, Feng F, Yang J. Gender Differences in Hippocampal/Parahippocampal Functional Connectivity Network in Patients Diagnosed with Chronic Insomnia Disorder. Nat Sci Sleep 2022; 14:1175-1186. [PMID: 35761887 PMCID: PMC9233514 DOI: 10.2147/nss.s355922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2021] [Accepted: 05/31/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Gender differences in hippocampal and parahippocampal gyrus (HIP/PHG) volumes have been reported in sleep disorders. Therefore, this study investigated the moderating effect of gender on the relationship between chronic insomnia disorder (CID) and the HIP/PHG functional connectivity (FC) network. METHODS For this study, 110 patients diagnosed with CID (43 men and 67 women) and 60 matched good sleep control (GSC) (22 men and 38 women) were recruited. These participants underwent resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging scans, after which a 2 × 2 (diagnosis × gender) analysis of variance was used to detect the main and interactive effect of insomnia and gender on their HIP/PHG FC networks. RESULTS Although the main effect of insomnia on the HIP FC network was observed in the bilateral cerebellar tonsil, superior frontal gyrus, and the medial orbitofrontal cortex, effects on the PHG FC network were observed in the bilateral HIP and amygdala. In contrast, the main effect of gender on the HIP FC network was observed in the right cerebellum posterior lobe, the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC), and the supplemental motor area. Of note, the interactive effect of both insomnia and gender was observed in FCs between the right HIP and the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex, and then between the right PHG and DLPFC. Moreover, the FC between the right PHG and left DLPFC was positively associated with anxiety scores in the female patients with CID. CONCLUSION Our study identified that gender differences in brain connectivity existed between the HIP/PHG and executive control network in patients diagnosed with CID, these results will eventually extend our understanding of the important role that gender plays in the pathophysiology of CID.
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- Lili Yang
- Department of Acupuncture & Tuina, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610075, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Acupuncture & Tuina, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610075, People's Republic of China.,Acupuncture and Brain Science Research Center, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 610075, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Acupuncture & Tuina, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610075, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Acupuncture & Tuina, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610075, People's Republic of China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610072, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Acupuncture & Tuina, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610075, People's Republic of China
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Bai Y, Zhang L, Liu C, Cui X, Li D, Yin H. Association of white matter volume with sleep quality: a voxel-based morphometry study. Brain Imaging Behav 2021; 16:1163-1175. [PMID: 34846693 DOI: 10.1007/s11682-021-00569-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/26/2021] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Many studies have focused on the gray matter volume associated with sleep quality, little is known about the relationship between white matter volume and sleep quality. Brain white structure is a crucial component in the structural neuroanatomy. Therefore, in this study, we investigated the association between white matter volume and sleep quality. Data were collected using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and voxel-based morphometry among 352 college students. Results showed that the global PSQI score was negatively associated with the white matter volume, including in the right middle occipital gyrus, the left superior temporal gyrus, the right the precentral gyrus, the left supramarginal gyrus, the left middle frontal gyrus, the left precunes, and the right superior frontal gyrus. Results also indicated that the white matter volume in specific regions negatively associated with the factor of PSQI. These specific brain regions may be replicated in brain areas related to sleep quality. In summary, we suggested that exploring brain white structure are related to sleep could help to expound the mechanisms by which sleep quality are associated with brain function, behavior and cognition, as well as potentially the networks and systems responsible for variations in sleep themselves.
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- Youling Bai
- School of Education Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China.,Cognition and Human Behavior Key Laboratory of Hunan Province, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China
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- School of Education Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China.,Cognition and Human Behavior Key Laboratory of Hunan Province, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China
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- Department of Psychology, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, 411201, China
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- School of Education Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China.,Cognition and Human Behavior Key Laboratory of Hunan Province, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China
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- School of Education Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China. .,Cognition and Human Behavior Key Laboratory of Hunan Province, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China.
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- School of Education Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China. .,Cognition and Human Behavior Key Laboratory of Hunan Province, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China.
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Lee KS, Kim JI, Choi YJ, Cho J, Lim YH, Kim BN, Shin CH, Lee YA, Hong YC. Association Between Sleep Duration and Intelligence Quotient in 6-Year-Old Children. Int J Behav Med 2021; 29:57-68. [PMID: 34080127 DOI: 10.1007/s12529-021-09996-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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BACKGROUND Sufficient sleep during childhood is important for cognitive functions such as learning and successful school performance. This study aimed to investigate the effects of sleep duration on the intelligence quotient (IQ) of 6-year-old children and aimed to analyze whether these effects differed by sex. METHODS The IQ of 538 6-year-old Korean participants from the cohort study, "The Environment and Development of Children," was measured during follow-up using the Korean Educational Developmental Institute's Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children. The total, verbal, and performance IQ scores were evaluated. The relationship between sleep duration and IQ scores after adjusting for maternal age, maternal educational level, maternal occupation, maternal IQ, exposure to secondhand smoking, gestational age, and monthly age and birth season was also assessed. RESULTS Longer sleep duration was significantly associated with improved verbal IQ measures (β 0.55; p value 0.030). After stratifying participants by sex, a significant association was observed between sleep duration and total, verbal, and performance IQ scores in boys (total IQ 2.49, p value 0.012; verbal IQ 0.75, p value: 0.037; performance IQ 0.73, p value 0.048), but not in girls. CONCLUSIONS The results indicated that only boys show a significant association between IQ scores and sleep duration. These findings support the hypothesis that sleep duration is associated with IQ, in a sex dependent manner. Future studies are needed for a thorough evaluation of the connection between sleep duration and health outcome in young children.
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- Kyung-Shin Lee
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.,Environmental Health Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, Hanyang University Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.,Environmental Health Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Statistics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA
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- Department of Public Health, Section of Environmental Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Institute of Environmental Medicine, Seoul National University Medical Research Center, Seoul, South Korea
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- Division of Children and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Children's Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Children's Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. .,Environmental Health Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. .,Institute of Environmental Medicine, Seoul National University Medical Research Center, Seoul, South Korea.
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Santos AMDS, Ribeiro SLG, Sousa Junior AVMD, Machado DDCD, Monteiro PA, Moura P, Martins CMDL, Freitas Junior IF, Santos MAPD, Rossi FE. ARE THERE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MALE AND FEMALE BADMINTON ATHLETES IN SLEEP, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND SEDENTARY TIME? REV BRAS MED ESPORTE 2021. [DOI: 10.1590/1517-8692202127022020_0120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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ABSTRACT Introduction: High-performance athletes often undergo periods of exhaustive training and insufficient recovery, which can lead to decreased performance, but it is not clear whether there are any differences between the sexes in the level of habitual physical activity, sedentary time or sleep quantity and quality in young highly trained badminton athletes. Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare the habitual physical activity (PA), sedentary time and sleep quantity and quality of highly trained young male and female badminton athletes and non-athletes. Methods: Twenty-seven young badminton athletes and twenty-one non-athletes (control group) were recruited. Sleep duration and quality (total time in bed, total sleep time, wake after sleep onset, sleep efficiency and latency), total counts, vigorous activity time and sedentary time were measured using a tri-axial accelerometer. Results: Male athletes spent less sedentary time (p=0.028), more time in vigorous activity (p=0.016) and had higher total counts (p<0.001) than the male control group. There were no significant differences in sedentary time (p=0.702) or vigorous activity time (p=0.205) between the female athletes and non-athletes, but the female athletes accumulated higher total counts than the female control group (p=0.003). There were no significant differences between the sexes or groups for time in bed, total sleep time, sleep efficiency, wake after sleep onset and latency (p> 0.05). Conclusion: Among males but not females, young highly trained badminton athletes had less sedentary time and more time in vigorous activity than the non-athletes, however, there were no significant differences between the sexes or groups in sleep quantity and quality. Level of evidence III; Case-control study .
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Zeng C, Meng H, Zhu Y, Yao L, Lian Y, Zhu Y, Zhang M, Dai Y, Wang K, Han X, Li L, Zhang L, Xu H, Yao D, Luo X, Jiang W, Wang X, Zhao C, Chen Y, Deng X, Liu C, Feng L, Song Y, Wu Y, Liao W, Wang F, Zhu S, Xiao B, Wang Q, Long L. Correlation of Seizure Increase and COVID-19 Outbreak in Adult Patients with Epilepsy: Findings and Suggestions from a Nationwide Multi-centre Survey in China. Seizure 2021; 88:102-108. [PMID: 33839561 PMCID: PMC9056154 DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2021.03.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2020] [Revised: 02/22/2021] [Accepted: 03/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To investigate the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the behaviours, mental health and seizure control of adult patients with epilepsy (PWE) and to identify the correlation of seizure increase and the COVID-19 outbreak to guide the medical care of individuals with epilepsy during a public health crisis. METHODS This study was conducted at 28 centres from February 2020 to April 2020. Participants filled out a 62-item online survey including sociodemographic, COVID-19-related, epilepsy-related and psychological variables and were divided into two groups based on whether their seizure frequency increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. Chi-square tests and t-tests were used to test differences in significant characteristics. Multiple logistic regression analyses were used to identify risk factors for seizure worsening. RESULTS A total of 1,237 adult PWE were enrolled for analysis. Of this sample, 31 (8.33%) patients experienced an increase in seizures during the pandemic. Multivariate logistic regression suggested that feeling nervous about the pandemic (P < 0.05), poor quality of life (P = 0.001), drug reduction/withdrawal (P = 0.032), moderate anxiety during the COVID-19 outbreak (P = 0.046) and non-seizure free before the COVID-19 outbreak (P < 0.05) were independently related to seizure increase during the pandemic. CONCLUSIONS During the COVID-19 pandemic, PWE with poor quality of life and mental status, as well as AED reduction/withdrawal, were more likely to experience seizure increase. This observation highlights the importance of early identification of the population at high risk of seizure worsening and implementation of preventive strategies during the pandemic.
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- Chang Zeng
- Health Management Center, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Neurology, Changzhi People's Hospital Affiliated to Changzhi Medical College, Changzhi, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xijing Hospital, Air Force Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Neurology, Zhengzhou Second Hospital, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Union Hospital Affiliated with Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Emergency, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
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- Key Laboratory of Neurogenetics and Channelopathies of Guangdong Institute, Department of Neurology of The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, of Neuroscience, Province and the Ministry of Education of China, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, Tongji Hospital Affiliated with Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Neurology, Tongji Hospital Affiliated with Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
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- Department of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
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Ma X, Fu S, Yin Y, Wu Y, Wang T, Xu G, Liu M, Xu Y, Tian J, Jiang G. Aberrant Functional Connectivity of Basal Forebrain Subregions with Cholinergic System in Short-term and Chronic Insomnia Disorder. J Affect Disord 2021; 278:481-487. [PMID: 33011526 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2020.09.103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2020] [Revised: 09/17/2020] [Accepted: 09/25/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND To systematically investigate structural and functional abnormalities in subregions of the basal forebrain (BF) using structural and resting-state fMRI, and to examine their clinical relevance in short-term and chronic insomnia disorder (ID). METHODS Thirty-four patients with short-term ID, 41 patients with chronic ID, and 46 healthy controls (HCs) were recruited. Grey matter volume and seed-based resting-state functional connectivity (RSFC) in each BF subregion (Ch1,2,3 and 4) were computed and compared among the three groups. Spearman correlation was used to estimate the relationships between MRI-based alterations and clinical variables. RESULTS The short-term group exhibited lower RSFC with the bilateral striatum and bilateral Ch_4 than HCs and the chronic group. In the left Ch_4, subjects in the chronic group exhibited lower RSFC with the left middle cingulate cortex than HCs and the short-term group. The short-term group exhibited lower RSFC with the left parahippocampal gyrus (PHG) than HCs and the chronic group. The chronic group exhibited the highest RSFC with the left middle frontal gyrus (MFG), followed by HCs and the short-term group. In the right Ch_4, the chronic group exhibited the lowest RSFC with the right superior temporal gyrus, followed by HCs and the short-term group. Moreover, in the short-term group, negative correlations were found between the left Ch_4 and left MFG RSFC and Epworth Sleepiness Scale scores. CONCLUSIONS These findings suggest that the Ch_4 may be a key node for establishing diagnostic and categorical biomarkers of ID, which could be useful in developing more effective treatment strategies for insomnia.
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- Xiaofen Ma
- Department of Medical Imaging, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, No.466 Road XinGang, Guangzhou, 510317, P. R. China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, No.466 Road XinGang, Guangzhou, 510317, P. R. China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, No.466 Road XinGang, Guangzhou, 510317, P. R. China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, No.466 Road XinGang, Guangzhou, 510317, P. R. China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, No.466 Road XinGang, Guangzhou, 510317, P. R. China
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- Department of Neurology, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, No.466 Road XinGang, Guangzhou, 510317, P. R. China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, No.466 Road XinGang, Guangzhou, 510317, P. R. China
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- Department of Medical Imaging Center, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medial University, Guangzhou, 510515, P. R. China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, No.466 Road XinGang, Guangzhou, 510317, P. R. China.
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, No.466 Road XinGang, Guangzhou, 510317, P. R. China.
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Fietze I, Laharnar N, Koellner V, Penzel T. The Different Faces of Insomnia. Front Psychiatry 2021; 12:683943. [PMID: 34267688 PMCID: PMC8276022 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.683943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2021] [Accepted: 05/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Objectives: The identification of clinically relevant subtypes of insomnia is important. Including a comprehensive literature review, this study also introduces new phenotypical relevant parameters by describing a specific insomnia cohort. Methods: Patients visiting the sleep center and indicating self-reported signs of insomnia were examined by a sleep specialist who confirmed an insomnia diagnosis. A 14-item insomnia questionnaire on symptoms, progression, sleep history and treatment, was part of the clinical routine. Results: A cohort of 456 insomnia patients was described (56% women, mean age 52 ± 16 years). They had suffered from symptoms for about 12 ± 11 years before seeing a sleep specialist. About 40-50% mentioned a trigger (most frequently psychological triggers), a history of being bad sleepers to begin with, a family history of sleep problems, and a negative progression of insomnia. Over one third were not able to fall asleep during the day. SMI (sleep maintenance insomnia) symptoms were most frequent, but only prevalence of EMA (early morning awakening) symptoms significantly increased from 40 to 45% over time. Alternative non-medical treatments were effective in fewer than 10% of cases. Conclusion: Our specific cohort displayed a long history of suffering and the sleep specialist is usually not the first point of contact. We aimed to describe specific characteristics of insomnia with a simple questionnaire, containing questions (e.g., ability to fall asleep during the day, effects of non-medical therapy methods, symptom stability) not yet commonly asked and of unknown clinical relevance as yet. We suggest adding them to anamnesis to help differentiate the severity of insomnia and initiate further research, leading to a better understanding of the severity of insomnia and individualized therapy. This study is part of a specific Research Topic introduced by Frontiers on the heterogeneity of insomnia and its comorbidity and will hopefully inspire more research in this area.
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- Ingo Fietze
- Department of Internal Medicine and Dermatology, Interdisciplinary Center of Sleep Medicine, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Dermatology, Interdisciplinary Center of Sleep Medicine, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Behavioral Therapy and Psychosomatic Medicine, Rehabilitation Center Seehof, Federal German Pension Agency, Seehof, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Dermatology, Interdisciplinary Center of Sleep Medicine, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.,Department of Biology, Saratov State University, Saratov, Russia
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