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Pizza F, Vignatelli L, Vandi S, Zenesini C, Biscarini F, Franceschini C, Antelmi E, Ingravallo F, Mignot E, Bruni O, Nobili L, Veggiotti P, Ferri R, Plazzi G. Role of Daytime Continuous Polysomnography in the Diagnosis of Pediatric Narcolepsy Type 1. Neurology 2024; 102:e207815. [PMID: 38165365 PMCID: PMC10834121 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000207815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2023] [Accepted: 09/18/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Narcolepsy type 1 (NT1) is still largely underdiagnosed or diagnosed too late in children. Difficulties in obtaining rapid and reliable diagnostic evaluations of the condition in clinical practice partially explain this problem. Predictors of NT1 include cataplexy and sleep-onset REM periods (SOREMPs), documented during nocturnal polysomnography (N-PSG) or through the multiple sleep latency test (MSLT), although low CSF hypocretin-1 (CSF hcrt-1) is the definitive biological disease marker. Obtaining reliable MSLT results is not always feasible in children; therefore, this study aimed to validate daytime continuous polysomnography (D-PSG) as an alternative diagnostic tool. METHODS Two hundred consecutive patients aged younger than 18 years (112 with NT1; 25 with other hypersomnias, including narcolepsy type 2 and idiopathic hypersomnia; and 63 with subjective excessive daytime sleepiness) were randomly split into 2 groups: group 1 (n = 133) for the identification of diagnostic markers and group 2 (n = 67) for the validation of the detected markers. The D-PSG data collected included the number of spontaneous naps, total sleep time, and the number of daytime SOREMPs (d-SOREMP). D-PSG data were tested against CSF hcrt-1 deficiency (NT1 diagnosis) as the gold standard using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis in group 1. ROC diagnostic performances of single and combined D-PSG parameters were tested in group 1 and validated in group 2. RESULTS In group 1, the areas under the ROC curve (AUCs) were 0.91 (95% CI 0.86-0.96) for d-SOREMPs, 0.81 (95% CI 0.74-0.89) for the number of spontaneous naps, and 0.70 (95% CI 0.60-0.79) for total sleep time. A d-SOREMP count ≥1 (sensitivity of 95% and specificity of 72%), coupled with a diurnal total sleep time above 60 minutes (sensitivity of 89% and specificity of 91%), identified NT1 in group 1 with high reliability (area under the ROC curve of 0.93, 95% CI 0.88-0.97). These results were confirmed in the validation group with an AUC of 0.88 (95% CI 0.79-0.97). DISCUSSION D-PSG recording is an easily performed, cost-effective, and reliable tool for identifying NT1 in children. Further studies should confirm its validity with home D-PSG monitoring. These alternative procedures could be used to confirm NT1 diagnosis and curtail diagnostic delay.
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Affiliation(s)
- Fabio Pizza
- From the Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences (DIBINEM) (F.P., S.V., F.B.), University of Bologna; IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna (F.P., L.V., S.V., C.Z., G.P.); Department of Medicine and Surgery (C.F.), University of Parma; Neurology Unit (E.A.), Movement Disorders Division, Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona; Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC) (F.I.), University of Bologna, Italy; Tanford University Center for Sleep Sciences (E.M.), Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA; Department of Developmental and Social Psychology (O.B.), Sapienza University, Rome; IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini (L.N.), Genoa; Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Riabilitazione, Oftalmologia, Genetica e Scienze Materno-Infantili (L.N.), DINOGMI, University of Genoa; University of Milan (P.V.), Milan; Clinical Neurophysiology Research Unit (R.F.), Oasi Research Institute-IRCCS, Troina; and Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences (G.P.), University of Modena and Reggio-Emilia, Italy
| | - Luca Vignatelli
- From the Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences (DIBINEM) (F.P., S.V., F.B.), University of Bologna; IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna (F.P., L.V., S.V., C.Z., G.P.); Department of Medicine and Surgery (C.F.), University of Parma; Neurology Unit (E.A.), Movement Disorders Division, Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona; Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC) (F.I.), University of Bologna, Italy; Tanford University Center for Sleep Sciences (E.M.), Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA; Department of Developmental and Social Psychology (O.B.), Sapienza University, Rome; IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini (L.N.), Genoa; Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Riabilitazione, Oftalmologia, Genetica e Scienze Materno-Infantili (L.N.), DINOGMI, University of Genoa; University of Milan (P.V.), Milan; Clinical Neurophysiology Research Unit (R.F.), Oasi Research Institute-IRCCS, Troina; and Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences (G.P.), University of Modena and Reggio-Emilia, Italy
| | - Stefano Vandi
- From the Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences (DIBINEM) (F.P., S.V., F.B.), University of Bologna; IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna (F.P., L.V., S.V., C.Z., G.P.); Department of Medicine and Surgery (C.F.), University of Parma; Neurology Unit (E.A.), Movement Disorders Division, Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona; Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC) (F.I.), University of Bologna, Italy; Tanford University Center for Sleep Sciences (E.M.), Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA; Department of Developmental and Social Psychology (O.B.), Sapienza University, Rome; IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini (L.N.), Genoa; Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Riabilitazione, Oftalmologia, Genetica e Scienze Materno-Infantili (L.N.), DINOGMI, University of Genoa; University of Milan (P.V.), Milan; Clinical Neurophysiology Research Unit (R.F.), Oasi Research Institute-IRCCS, Troina; and Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences (G.P.), University of Modena and Reggio-Emilia, Italy
| | - Corrado Zenesini
- From the Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences (DIBINEM) (F.P., S.V., F.B.), University of Bologna; IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna (F.P., L.V., S.V., C.Z., G.P.); Department of Medicine and Surgery (C.F.), University of Parma; Neurology Unit (E.A.), Movement Disorders Division, Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona; Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC) (F.I.), University of Bologna, Italy; Tanford University Center for Sleep Sciences (E.M.), Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA; Department of Developmental and Social Psychology (O.B.), Sapienza University, Rome; IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini (L.N.), Genoa; Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Riabilitazione, Oftalmologia, Genetica e Scienze Materno-Infantili (L.N.), DINOGMI, University of Genoa; University of Milan (P.V.), Milan; Clinical Neurophysiology Research Unit (R.F.), Oasi Research Institute-IRCCS, Troina; and Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences (G.P.), University of Modena and Reggio-Emilia, Italy
| | - Francesco Biscarini
- From the Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences (DIBINEM) (F.P., S.V., F.B.), University of Bologna; IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna (F.P., L.V., S.V., C.Z., G.P.); Department of Medicine and Surgery (C.F.), University of Parma; Neurology Unit (E.A.), Movement Disorders Division, Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona; Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC) (F.I.), University of Bologna, Italy; Tanford University Center for Sleep Sciences (E.M.), Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA; Department of Developmental and Social Psychology (O.B.), Sapienza University, Rome; IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini (L.N.), Genoa; Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Riabilitazione, Oftalmologia, Genetica e Scienze Materno-Infantili (L.N.), DINOGMI, University of Genoa; University of Milan (P.V.), Milan; Clinical Neurophysiology Research Unit (R.F.), Oasi Research Institute-IRCCS, Troina; and Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences (G.P.), University of Modena and Reggio-Emilia, Italy
| | - Christian Franceschini
- From the Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences (DIBINEM) (F.P., S.V., F.B.), University of Bologna; IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna (F.P., L.V., S.V., C.Z., G.P.); Department of Medicine and Surgery (C.F.), University of Parma; Neurology Unit (E.A.), Movement Disorders Division, Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona; Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC) (F.I.), University of Bologna, Italy; Tanford University Center for Sleep Sciences (E.M.), Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA; Department of Developmental and Social Psychology (O.B.), Sapienza University, Rome; IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini (L.N.), Genoa; Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Riabilitazione, Oftalmologia, Genetica e Scienze Materno-Infantili (L.N.), DINOGMI, University of Genoa; University of Milan (P.V.), Milan; Clinical Neurophysiology Research Unit (R.F.), Oasi Research Institute-IRCCS, Troina; and Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences (G.P.), University of Modena and Reggio-Emilia, Italy
| | - Elena Antelmi
- From the Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences (DIBINEM) (F.P., S.V., F.B.), University of Bologna; IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna (F.P., L.V., S.V., C.Z., G.P.); Department of Medicine and Surgery (C.F.), University of Parma; Neurology Unit (E.A.), Movement Disorders Division, Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona; Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC) (F.I.), University of Bologna, Italy; Tanford University Center for Sleep Sciences (E.M.), Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA; Department of Developmental and Social Psychology (O.B.), Sapienza University, Rome; IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini (L.N.), Genoa; Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Riabilitazione, Oftalmologia, Genetica e Scienze Materno-Infantili (L.N.), DINOGMI, University of Genoa; University of Milan (P.V.), Milan; Clinical Neurophysiology Research Unit (R.F.), Oasi Research Institute-IRCCS, Troina; and Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences (G.P.), University of Modena and Reggio-Emilia, Italy
| | - Francesca Ingravallo
- From the Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences (DIBINEM) (F.P., S.V., F.B.), University of Bologna; IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna (F.P., L.V., S.V., C.Z., G.P.); Department of Medicine and Surgery (C.F.), University of Parma; Neurology Unit (E.A.), Movement Disorders Division, Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona; Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC) (F.I.), University of Bologna, Italy; Tanford University Center for Sleep Sciences (E.M.), Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA; Department of Developmental and Social Psychology (O.B.), Sapienza University, Rome; IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini (L.N.), Genoa; Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Riabilitazione, Oftalmologia, Genetica e Scienze Materno-Infantili (L.N.), DINOGMI, University of Genoa; University of Milan (P.V.), Milan; Clinical Neurophysiology Research Unit (R.F.), Oasi Research Institute-IRCCS, Troina; and Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences (G.P.), University of Modena and Reggio-Emilia, Italy
| | - Emmanuel Mignot
- From the Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences (DIBINEM) (F.P., S.V., F.B.), University of Bologna; IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna (F.P., L.V., S.V., C.Z., G.P.); Department of Medicine and Surgery (C.F.), University of Parma; Neurology Unit (E.A.), Movement Disorders Division, Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona; Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC) (F.I.), University of Bologna, Italy; Tanford University Center for Sleep Sciences (E.M.), Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA; Department of Developmental and Social Psychology (O.B.), Sapienza University, Rome; IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini (L.N.), Genoa; Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Riabilitazione, Oftalmologia, Genetica e Scienze Materno-Infantili (L.N.), DINOGMI, University of Genoa; University of Milan (P.V.), Milan; Clinical Neurophysiology Research Unit (R.F.), Oasi Research Institute-IRCCS, Troina; and Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences (G.P.), University of Modena and Reggio-Emilia, Italy
| | - Oliviero Bruni
- From the Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences (DIBINEM) (F.P., S.V., F.B.), University of Bologna; IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna (F.P., L.V., S.V., C.Z., G.P.); Department of Medicine and Surgery (C.F.), University of Parma; Neurology Unit (E.A.), Movement Disorders Division, Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona; Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC) (F.I.), University of Bologna, Italy; Tanford University Center for Sleep Sciences (E.M.), Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA; Department of Developmental and Social Psychology (O.B.), Sapienza University, Rome; IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini (L.N.), Genoa; Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Riabilitazione, Oftalmologia, Genetica e Scienze Materno-Infantili (L.N.), DINOGMI, University of Genoa; University of Milan (P.V.), Milan; Clinical Neurophysiology Research Unit (R.F.), Oasi Research Institute-IRCCS, Troina; and Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences (G.P.), University of Modena and Reggio-Emilia, Italy
| | - Lino Nobili
- From the Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences (DIBINEM) (F.P., S.V., F.B.), University of Bologna; IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna (F.P., L.V., S.V., C.Z., G.P.); Department of Medicine and Surgery (C.F.), University of Parma; Neurology Unit (E.A.), Movement Disorders Division, Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona; Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC) (F.I.), University of Bologna, Italy; Tanford University Center for Sleep Sciences (E.M.), Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA; Department of Developmental and Social Psychology (O.B.), Sapienza University, Rome; IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini (L.N.), Genoa; Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Riabilitazione, Oftalmologia, Genetica e Scienze Materno-Infantili (L.N.), DINOGMI, University of Genoa; University of Milan (P.V.), Milan; Clinical Neurophysiology Research Unit (R.F.), Oasi Research Institute-IRCCS, Troina; and Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences (G.P.), University of Modena and Reggio-Emilia, Italy
| | - Pierangelo Veggiotti
- From the Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences (DIBINEM) (F.P., S.V., F.B.), University of Bologna; IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna (F.P., L.V., S.V., C.Z., G.P.); Department of Medicine and Surgery (C.F.), University of Parma; Neurology Unit (E.A.), Movement Disorders Division, Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona; Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC) (F.I.), University of Bologna, Italy; Tanford University Center for Sleep Sciences (E.M.), Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA; Department of Developmental and Social Psychology (O.B.), Sapienza University, Rome; IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini (L.N.), Genoa; Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Riabilitazione, Oftalmologia, Genetica e Scienze Materno-Infantili (L.N.), DINOGMI, University of Genoa; University of Milan (P.V.), Milan; Clinical Neurophysiology Research Unit (R.F.), Oasi Research Institute-IRCCS, Troina; and Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences (G.P.), University of Modena and Reggio-Emilia, Italy
| | - Raffaele Ferri
- From the Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences (DIBINEM) (F.P., S.V., F.B.), University of Bologna; IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna (F.P., L.V., S.V., C.Z., G.P.); Department of Medicine and Surgery (C.F.), University of Parma; Neurology Unit (E.A.), Movement Disorders Division, Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona; Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC) (F.I.), University of Bologna, Italy; Tanford University Center for Sleep Sciences (E.M.), Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA; Department of Developmental and Social Psychology (O.B.), Sapienza University, Rome; IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini (L.N.), Genoa; Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Riabilitazione, Oftalmologia, Genetica e Scienze Materno-Infantili (L.N.), DINOGMI, University of Genoa; University of Milan (P.V.), Milan; Clinical Neurophysiology Research Unit (R.F.), Oasi Research Institute-IRCCS, Troina; and Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences (G.P.), University of Modena and Reggio-Emilia, Italy
| | - Giuseppe Plazzi
- From the Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences (DIBINEM) (F.P., S.V., F.B.), University of Bologna; IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna (F.P., L.V., S.V., C.Z., G.P.); Department of Medicine and Surgery (C.F.), University of Parma; Neurology Unit (E.A.), Movement Disorders Division, Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona; Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC) (F.I.), University of Bologna, Italy; Tanford University Center for Sleep Sciences (E.M.), Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA; Department of Developmental and Social Psychology (O.B.), Sapienza University, Rome; IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini (L.N.), Genoa; Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Riabilitazione, Oftalmologia, Genetica e Scienze Materno-Infantili (L.N.), DINOGMI, University of Genoa; University of Milan (P.V.), Milan; Clinical Neurophysiology Research Unit (R.F.), Oasi Research Institute-IRCCS, Troina; and Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences (G.P.), University of Modena and Reggio-Emilia, Italy
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