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Huang Z, Lobbezoo F, de Vries N, Aarab G, Hilgevoord AAJ. Temporal association between leg movements and respiratory events in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: description and differences between the AASM and WASM scoring criteria. Sleep Breath 2023; 27:2295-2304. [PMID: 37148386 PMCID: PMC10163289 DOI: 10.1007/s11325-023-02844-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2022] [Revised: 03/31/2023] [Accepted: 04/28/2023] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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PURPOSE To describe the temporal association between leg movements (LMs) and respiratory events in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and to quantify the difference in scoring respiratory-related leg movement (RRLM) between the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) criterion and the criterion recommended by the World Association of Sleep Medicine (WASM). METHODS Patients with OSA who presented with > 10 LMs of any type per hour of sleep were included in this study. For each participant, RRLMs were scored using both the AASM criterion and the recommended WASM criterion. The occurrence of LMs in relation to respiratory events and the difference in scoring RRLM between the AASM criterion and the criterion recommended by the WASM were quantified. RESULTS In 32 patients enrolled, mean age was 48.1 ± 11.0 years and 78% were men. LMs were significantly more frequent after respiratory events, followed by before respiratory events, and were rare during respiratory events (P < 0.01). Compared with the AASM criterion, more LMs were classified as RRLMs based on the recommended WASM criterion (P = 0.01). CONCLUSION LMs are more frequent after respiratory events than before and during respiratory events, and more LMs are scored as RRLMs based on the recommended WASM criterion than based on the AASM criterion.
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- Zhengfei Huang
- Department of Orofacial Pain and Dysfunction, Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), University of Amsterdam and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Gustav Mahlerlaan 3004, 1081 LA, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
- Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, OLVG, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Orofacial Pain and Dysfunction, Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), University of Amsterdam and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Gustav Mahlerlaan 3004, 1081 LA, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Orofacial Pain and Dysfunction, Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), University of Amsterdam and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Gustav Mahlerlaan 3004, 1081 LA, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, OLVG, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Antwerp University Hospital (UZA), Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of Orofacial Pain and Dysfunction, Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), University of Amsterdam and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Gustav Mahlerlaan 3004, 1081 LA, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Kang YJ, An JS, Park JM, Park CS. The accuracy and difference of scoring rules and methods to score respiratory event-related leg movements in obstructive sleep apnea patients. Sleep Med 2023; 108:71-78. [PMID: 37331132 DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2023.05.016] [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: 12/28/2022] [Revised: 04/28/2023] [Accepted: 05/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/20/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To compare manual scoring: 1) to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) auto-scoring rules. 2) to the AASM and World Association of Sleep Medicine (WASM) rules, and evaluate the accuracy of the AASM and WASM for respiratory event-related limb movements (RRLM) in diagnostic and continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) titration polysomnography (PSG). METHODS We retrospectively, re-scored diagnostic and CPAP titration PSGs of 16 patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), using manual re-scoring by the AASM (mAASM) and WASM (mWASM) criteria for RRLM, periodic limb movements during sleep (PLMS), and limb movements (LM), which were compared to auto-scoring by the AASM (aAASM). RESULTS In diagnostic PSG, significant differences were found in LMs (p < 0.05), RRLM (p = 0.009) and the mean duration of PLMS sequences (p = 0.013). In CPAP titration PSG, there was a significant difference in RRLM (p = 0.008) and PLMS with arousal index (p = 0.036). aAASM underestimated LM and RRLM, especially in severe OSA. Changes in RRLM and PLMS with arousal index between diagnostic and titration PSG were significantly different between aAASM and mAASM, but there was no significant difference between scoring by mAASM and mWASM. The ratio of PLMS and RRLM changes between diagnostic and CPAP titration PSG was 0.257 in mAASM and 0.293 in mWASM. CONCLUSIONS In addition to the overestimation of RRLM by mAASM compared to aAASM, mAASM may also be more sensitive than aAASM in detecting RRLM changes in the titration PSG. Despite intuitive differences in the definition of RRLM between AASM and WASM rules, RRLM results between mAASM and mWASM were not significant and about 30% of RRLMs might be scored as PLMS by both scoring rules.
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- Yun Jin Kang
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Cheonan, South Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, St. Vincent's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, St. Vincent's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, St. Vincent's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea.
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Wieczorek T, Michałek-Zrąbkowska M, Więckiewicz M, Mazur G, Rymaszewska J, Smardz J, Wojakowska A, Martynowicz H. Sleep Bruxism Contributes to Motor Activity Increase during Sleep in Apneic and Nonapneic Patients-A Polysomnographic Study. Biomedicines 2022; 10:biomedicines10102666. [PMID: 36289928 PMCID: PMC9599859 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10102666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2022] [Revised: 10/15/2022] [Accepted: 10/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Background: Jaw motor activity (MA) in sleep bruxism (SB) has been demonstrated to accompany lower limb movements. However, it remains unknown whether SB activity coexists with other types of movements and what the possible underlying mechanisms of such temporal coexistence are. In obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), increased movement activity is also reported, including SB activity; however, no studies have compared MA in apneic and nonapneic SB patients. Aim: This cross-sectional study focused on the phenomenon of “big body movements” in patients with either SB or OSA (or both) and intended to identify the primary factors contributing to their appearance, using polysomnography (PSG) recording. Methods: A whole-night videoPSG was carried out in 287 participants, and 124 apneic and 146 nonapneic participants were selected for the study. In both groups, participants were further divided into no SB, moderate SB, and severe SB (SSB) subgroups based on their bruxism episode index (BEI). MA was recorded using a built-in sensor of the central PSG unit located on the participant’s chest during the examination. Results: The presence of SB was related to the higher intensity of MA in both apneic and nonapneic participants, though in general the MA level was higher in apneic participants, with the highest level observed in SSB apneic participants. Conclusions: SB might contribute to MA. The prevalence of SB might be higher in nonapneic patients due to phasic and mixed SB activity, whereas the SB phenotype seems to be less relevant in apneic patients. SB activity is likely to increase MA in non-REM 1 sleep.
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- Tomasz Wieczorek
- Department and Clinic of Psychiatry, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-367 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department and Clinic of Internal Medicine, Occupational Diseases, Hypertension and Clinical Oncology, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-367 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Experimental Dentistry, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-367 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department and Clinic of Internal Medicine, Occupational Diseases, Hypertension and Clinical Oncology, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-367 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department and Clinic of Psychiatry, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-367 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Experimental Dentistry, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-367 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department and Clinic of Internal Medicine, Occupational Diseases, Hypertension and Clinical Oncology, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-367 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department and Clinic of Internal Medicine, Occupational Diseases, Hypertension and Clinical Oncology, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-367 Wroclaw, Poland
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Lee SA, Lee YS, Cho CW, Yang HR, Im K. Different scoring rules for respiratory event-related leg movements: effects on the prevalence of periodic limb movements during sleep and their association with depressive symptoms in patients with obstructive sleep apnea. Sleep Med 2021; 85:204-210. [PMID: 34358757 DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2021.07.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2021] [Revised: 06/29/2021] [Accepted: 07/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND We compared the prevalence of periodic leg movements during sleep (PLMS) according to two different scoring rules of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) 2012 and World Association of Sleep Medicine (WASM) 2016 and determined their association with depressed mood in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). METHODS PLMS, defined as a periodic leg movements index of >15, were diagnosed on a diagnostic and continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) titration polysomnography using the AASM 2012 and WASM 2016 rules. The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) were used, and multiple regression analyses were performed. RESULTS Among 160 OSA patients, the proportion with PLMS scored by the WASM 2016 criteria was significantly higher than that scored by the AASM 2012 criteria in a diagnostic study (20.6% vs. 16.3%, respectively; P = 0.016) but not in CPAP titration study and only in patients with severe OSA. In adjusted models, PLMS were positively associated with BDI scores and a BDI of ≥10 on both diagnostic and CPAP titration studies when scored by the WASM 2016. By contrast, when scored by the AASM 2012, PLMS were associated with BDI scores (but not BDI of ≥10) only in a CPAP titration study. CONCLUSIONS There are significant differences in the prevalence of PLMS and their association with depressed mood depending on the scoring rules in patients with OSA. The current AASM scoring criteria underestimate the prevalence of PLMS, and PLMS are more likely associated with depressed mood according to the WASM scoring criteria.
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- Sang-Ahm Lee
- Department of Neurology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Neurology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Periodic leg movements during sleep (PLMS) are a frequent finding in nocturnal sleep registrations that include tibialis anterior electromyographic signals. Different PLMS scoring rules exist and can have a major impact on PLMS frequency, which tends to be underappreciated. There is no consistent evidence that frequent PLMS are a causal risk factor for clinically significant outcomes. Several critical open questions are identified that need to be addressed, including but not limited to the consideration of the full range of all sleep-related leg movement activity.
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- Stephany Fulda
- Sleep Medicine Unit, Neurocenter of Southern Switzerland, Via Tesserete 46, Lugano 6900, Switzerland.
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Lee SA, Kim SJ, Lee SY, Kim HJ. Clinical characteristics of periodic limb movements during sleep categorized by continuous positive airway pressure titration polysomnography in patients with obstructive sleep apnea. Sleep Breath 2021; 26:251-257. [PMID: 33973111 DOI: 10.1007/s11325-021-02387-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2021] [Revised: 03/30/2021] [Accepted: 04/21/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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PURPOSE The presence of periodic limb movements during sleep (PLMS) varies among patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) undergoing treatment with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). The factors associated with this variation are unknown. METHODS PLMS were defined as a periodic leg movements index of > 15/h. Patients with OSA and PLMS were categorized into four groups depending on diagnostic and CPAP titration polysomnography (PSG). A multinomial logistic regression analysis was performed using a non-PLMS group as the reference category. RESULTS This study included 861 patients with OSA who underwent a full-night CPAP titration PSG. The proportions of the subjects with PLMS on both PSGs (persistent PLMS), those with CPAP-emergent PLMS, and those with CPAP-resolved PLMS were 12.9%, 9.2%, and 3.9%, respectively. Compared with the non-PLMS group, the persistent group was more likely to be of older age and male sex and has a higher body mass index and restless legs syndrome (RLS). Patients in the CPAP-emergent group were also older and more likely to have RLS as well as more severe apnea. Patients in the CPAP-resolved group were more likely to be women, of older age, have a higher body mass index, but less severe apnea. CONCLUSIONS PLMS elicited by CPAP are more likely to occur in older patients with more severe sleep apnea and comorbid RLS, whereas OSA patients in which PLMS resolve after CPAP are more likely to be women and have milder sleep apnea. Persistent PLMS share clinical characteristics with PLMS in general population.
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- Sang-Ahm Lee
- Department of Neurology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88, Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul, 138-736, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Neurology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88, Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul, 138-736, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88, Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul, 138-736, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88, Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul, 138-736, Republic of Korea
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Chokroverty S, Bhat S, Gupta D. Respiratory-related leg movements vs periodic limb movements in sleep: a scoring conundrum. an editorial. Sleep Med 2020; 81:98-100. [PMID: 33647763 DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2020.11.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2020] [Accepted: 11/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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- Sudhansu Chokroverty
- Hackensack-Meridian Health-JFK University Medical Center, 65 James Street, Edison NJ 08820, USA.
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- Hackensack-Meridian Health-JFK University Medical Center, 65 James Street, Edison NJ 08820, USA
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- Hackensack-Meridian Health-JFK University Medical Center, 65 James Street, Edison NJ 08820, USA
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Schipper MH, Alvarez-Estevez D, Jellema K, Verbraecken J, Fulda S, Rijsman RM. Sleep-related leg movements in obstructive sleep apnea: definitions, determinants, and clinical consequences. Sleep Med 2020; 75:131-140. [DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2020.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2020] [Revised: 05/29/2020] [Accepted: 06/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Pistorius F, Geisler P, Wetter TC, Crönlein T. Sleep apnea syndrome comorbid with and without restless legs syndrome: differences in insomnia specific symptoms. Sleep Breath 2020; 24:1167-1172. [PMID: 32335851 PMCID: PMC7426303 DOI: 10.1007/s11325-020-02063-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2019] [Revised: 02/04/2020] [Accepted: 03/13/2020] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Sleep Apnea Syndrome (SAS) is frequently comorbid with Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS). Both disorders are associated with disturbed sleep. However, data about insomnia specific symptoms in patients suffering from both sleep disorders (SAS-RLS) are rare. METHODS In a restrospective design, we investigated 202 patients suffering from SAS and SAS-RLS. All patients underwent polysomnography, performed a vigilance test (Quatember-Maly), and completed the Regensburg Insomnia Scale (RIS), Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II), and a Morning Questionnaire (FZN). Differences in insomnia specific symptoms between SAS and SAS-RLS were calculated using ANOVA. In a secondary analysis, the differences in daytime sleepiness and depression were analyzed. RESULTS Of 202 patients, 42 (21%) had SAS-RLS. The proportion of women (60%) with SASRLS was higher than for men (40%) while men had had a higher proportion (71%) of SAS alone compared to women (29%), p < 0.0005. The RIS score was higher in SAS-RLS than in SAS. No differences were found in PSG data, ESS, BDI-II, or vigilance tests. CONCLUSIONS Patients with both disorders SAS and RLS show a higher degree of insomnia-specific symptoms than for SAS alone and may profit from additional insomnia specific treatment.
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- Franziska Pistorius
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Regensburg, Universitätsstraße 84, 93052, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Regensburg, Universitätsstraße 84, 93052, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Regensburg, Universitätsstraße 84, 93052, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Regensburg, Universitätsstraße 84, 93052, Regensburg, Germany.
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May AM, May RD, Bena J, Wang L, Monahan K, Stone KL, Barrett-Connor E, Koo BB, Winkelman JW, Redline S, Mittleman MA, Mehra R. Individual periodic limb movements with arousal are temporally associated with nonsustained ventricular tachycardia: a case-crossover analysis. Sleep 2020; 42:5533205. [PMID: 31585012 DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsz165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2019] [Revised: 05/30/2019] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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STUDY OBJECTIVES Both periodic limb movements during sleep (PLMS) and arousals are associated with sympathetic nervous system activation and may be arrhythmogenic. We hypothesize a temporal relationship exists between individual PLMS, particularly with arousal, and nonsustained ventricular tachycardia (NSVT) events. METHODS A bidirectional time-stratified case-crossover design was used to assess temporal associations between PLMS and NSVT during sleep in 49 Osteoporotic Fractures in Men Sleep Study participants with NSVT in a community-based cohort (n = 2,911). Sleep time was divided into approximate 30-min segments. For each NSVT (n = 141), we selected a preceding 30-s hazard period and three randomly chosen 30-s control periods from sleep within the same segment and evaluated for PLMS, respiratory events, minimum saturation, and arousals. Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals-OR (95% CI)-were determined by conditional logistic regression; covariates included EEG arousals, minimum saturation, and respiratory events in the same hazard/control period. RESULTS Participants with NSVT were 79.5 ± 6.2 years with a PLMS index of 32.1 (IQR: 10.1, 61.4) and apnea-hypopnea index of 17.1 (IQR: 9.4, 26.1). PLMS without arousal were not significantly associated with NSVT (OR = 0.80, 95% CI: 0.41-1.59). PLMS with arousal were associated with NSVT in unadjusted analyses (OR = 2.50, 95% CI: 1.11-5.65) and after adjustment (OR = 2.31, 95% CI: 1.02-5.25). Arousals associated with PLMS were associated with NSVT in unadjusted (OR = 2.84, 95% CI: 1.23-6.56) and adjusted analyses (OR = 2.61, 95% CI: 1.13-6.05). CONCLUSIONS PLMS with (but not without) arousals are temporally associated with a greater than twofold higher odds of subsequent NSVT episodes. PLMS-related arousals may be physiologically important ventricular arrhythmia triggers. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT00070681.
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- Anna M May
- Sleep Medicine Section, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
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- Department of Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
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- Quantitative Health Sciences, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
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- Quantitative Health Sciences, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
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- Division of Cardiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
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- California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute, San Francisco, CA
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- Department of Neurology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
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- Departments of Psychiatry and Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.,Department of medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Sleep Center, Neurologic Institute, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
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Lombardi C, Parati G, Soranna D, Zambon A, Sliwinski P, Roisman G, Pepin J, Schiza S, Riha R, Joppa P, Fietze I, Hedner J, Grote L, U A, F B, MR B, OK B, P B, Z D, Z D, P E, I F, L G, J H, H H, P J, JA K, P L, C L, O M, JF M, WT M, JM M, G P, A P, T P, E P, JL P, R P, M P, RL R, G R, S R, T S, S S, R S, P S, JL P, MS T, R T, R S, P S, G V, J V. Periodic limb movements during sleep and blood pressure changes in sleep apnoea: Data from the European Sleep Apnoea Database. Respirology 2019; 25:872-879. [DOI: 10.1111/resp.13760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2019] [Revised: 10/25/2019] [Accepted: 11/19/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Carolina Lombardi
- Sleep Disorders Center, Department of Cardiovascular, Neural and Metabolic SciencesSan Luca Hospital, Instituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS Milan Italy
- Department of Medicine and SurgeryUniversity of Milano‐Bicocca Milan Italy
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- Sleep Disorders Center, Department of Cardiovascular, Neural and Metabolic SciencesSan Luca Hospital, Instituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS Milan Italy
- Department of Medicine and SurgeryUniversity of Milano‐Bicocca Milan Italy
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- Sleep Disorders Center, Department of Cardiovascular, Neural and Metabolic SciencesSan Luca Hospital, Instituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS Milan Italy
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- Sleep Disorders Center, Department of Cardiovascular, Neural and Metabolic SciencesSan Luca Hospital, Instituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS Milan Italy
- Department of Statistics and Quantitative MethodsUniversity of Milano‐Bicocca Milan Italy
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- Second Department of Respiratory MedicineInstitute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases Warsaw Poland
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- Sleep Medicine Unit at Hôpital BéclèreHôpitaux Universitaires Paris‐Sud Paris France
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- HP2 Laboratory, INSERM U1042University Grenoble Alpes Grenoble France
- EFCR Laboratory, Pole Thorax et VaisseauxGrenoble Alpes University Hospital Grenoble France
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- Sleep Disorders Unit, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Medical SchoolUniversity of Crete Heraklion Greece
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- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, Sleep Research Unit, Department of Sleep MedicineRoyal Infirmary of Edinburgh Edinburgh UK
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- University Hospital L. Pasteur Košice – Univerzitnej nemocnice L. Pasteura Košice Košice Slovakia
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- Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Center of Sleep MedicineCCM, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin Berlin Germany
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- Sleep Disorders Center, Sahlgrenska University HospitalGothenburg University Gothenburg Sweden
- Center for Sleep and Wake Disorders, Sahlgrenska AcademyGothenburg University Gothenburg Sweden
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- Sleep Disorders Center, Sahlgrenska University HospitalGothenburg University Gothenburg Sweden
- Center for Sleep and Wake Disorders, Sahlgrenska AcademyGothenburg University Gothenburg Sweden
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Huang CY, Yu CC. Different diagnostic criteria for periodic leg movements in patients with obstructive sleep apnea after continuous positive airway pressure titration. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat 2019; 15:2129-2136. [PMID: 31413578 PMCID: PMC6661980 DOI: 10.2147/ndt.s209806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2019] [Accepted: 07/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Periodic leg movement in sleep (PLMS) is common among patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The PLMS frequency changes after continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) titration. This study investigated the effects of two PLMS diagnostic criteria on PLMS prevalence and the restless leg syndrome (RLS) detection rate in patients with OSA before and after CPAP titration. METHODS This retrospective study included patients with OSA who received polysomnography (PSG) and successful CPAP titration from December 2012 to December 2014. Their clinical variables and sleep parameters were evaluated using the PLMS diagnostic criteria: PLMS index (PLMI) ≥5 and ≥15. PLMS prevalence and the RLS detection rate were analyzed according to the PLMI before and after CPAP. RESULTS In patients with OSA with a PLMI of ≥5 and ≥15 after PSG with CPAP titration, the PLMS prevalence was 20.1% (76/378) and 4.5% (17/378), respectively, which revealed CPAP titration increased PLMI. Moreover, in terms of PLMI ≥5 and ≥15, PSG with CPAP titration led to significantly higher PLMS prevalence than PSG alone (20.1% vs 7.1% and 4.5% vs 0.8%, respectively; both P<0.001). PLMI ≥5 also demonstrated a higher RLS detection rate than PLMI ≥15 did (69.2% vs 15.4%; P=0.016). CONCLUSION In patients with OSA, CPAP titration increases PLMS prevalence and the PLMI regardless of whether PLMI is ≥5 or ≥15. The use of the current diagnostic criteria, PLMI ≥15, for PLMS may lead to underestimation of PLMS prevalence and the RLS detection rate in patients with OSA.
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- Chih-Yu Huang
- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung, Taiwan, Republic of China
- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Stefani A, Högl B. Diagnostic Criteria, Differential Diagnosis, and Treatment of Minor Motor Activity and Less Well-Known Movement Disorders of Sleep. Curr Treat Options Neurol 2019; 21:1. [PMID: 30661130 PMCID: PMC6339673 DOI: 10.1007/s11940-019-0543-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Purpose of review Sleep-related movement disorders (SRMD) include several different motor activities during sleep. Few of them are well known and well classified, whereas others are minor motor disorders of sleep which are neither thoroughly characterized and classified nor have been extensively investigated to clarify their pathogenesis and clinical relevance. This review will focus on those minor sleep-related movement disorders. Recent findings Before diagnosing periodic limb movement (PLM) disorder in patients with PLM during polysomnography, other disorders associated with PLM need to be excluded, namely restless legs syndrome (RLS), narcolepsy, REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD), and sleep-related breathing disorder. For the diagnosis of propriospinal myoclonus at sleep-onset, multi-channel surface electromyography recording during polysomnography is required and a possible psychogenic origin of the movement disorder has to be considered. Excessive fragmentary myoclonus (EFM) does not require symptomatic treatment, but further evaluation is suggested as electrophysiological abnormalities are present in 50% of cases. Nine percent of healthy sleepers meet the criteria for EFM, raising the question if current, arbitrarily defined, cutoffs are valid. Hypnagogic foot tremor, rhythmic feet movements, alternating leg muscle activation, and high-frequency leg movements are somewhat overlapping minor motor activities during sleep which may exist on their own or represent stereotyped movements to relieve RLS-like symptoms. Neck myoclonus is probably a physiological phenomenon related to REM twitching. RBD is formally a parasomnia but a relevant differential diagnosis when evaluating sleep-related movement disorders. In particular, prodromal RBD is characterized by electromyographic and behavioral findings on video-polysomnography which needs to be differentiated by minor sleep-related movement disorders. Summary Minor SRMD beyond the well-known main motor disorders of sleep should be correctly diagnosed, distinguished from differential diagnosis, and understood in their potential clinical relevance, in order also to start an appropriate treatment if needed.
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- Ambra Stefani
- Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Anichstrasse 35, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria.
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- Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Anichstrasse 35, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria
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McCall CA, Winkelman JW. Respiratory-Related Leg Movements of Sleep Are Associated With Serotonergic Antidepressants But Not Bupropion. J Clin Sleep Med 2018; 14:1569-1576. [PMID: 30176966 PMCID: PMC6134249 DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.7338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2017] [Revised: 05/15/2018] [Accepted: 06/01/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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STUDY OBJECTIVES Respiratory-related leg movements (RRLMs) may contribute to the cardiovascular risk associated with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), but not bupropion, increase periodic leg movements in sleep. This study examines whether patients with OSA using SSRIs have more RRLMs than those taking bupropion or no antidepressant. METHODS Patients with an apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) of at least 10 events/h during a full-night diagnostic study or split-night study, who were taking bupropion (n = 32), an SSRI (n = 31), or no antidepressant (n = 31), were selected from a database of prestudy questionnaires. RRLMs were scored according to World Association of Sleep Medicine 2016 standards. RESULTS Patients using SSRIs had significantly greater overall RRLM% (defined as the percentage of respiratory events associated with a leg movement, including apneas, hypopneas, and respiratory effort-related arousals), RRLM index, and periodic limb movement index relative to patients using bupropion and control patients. The difference between the RRLM% in the SSRI and bupropion groups was limited to patients undergoing split-night studies, and that of the SSRI and control groups was limited to patients undergoing full-night diagnostic studies. CONCLUSIONS The greater number of RRLMs and PLMs in the SSRI group may contribute to treatment-emergent insomnia often seen with SSRI use. Fragmented sleep and elevated autonomic nervous system activation associated with increased RRLMs in patients with OSA taking SSRIs might also limit the tolerability of antidepressant treatment, as well as increase the risk for cardiovascular disease.
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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