Spectrum of sleep disorders in a patient with spinocerebellar ataxia 13

We report the case of a 52-year-old female with spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA) 13. She presented with complaints of insomnia and had a history of restless legs syndrome. Her polysomnogram revealed that she had a significantly elevated periodic limb movement index, mild obstructive sleep apnea, and the...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of clinical sleep medicine 2015-02, Vol.11 (2), p.177-179
Hauptverfasser:	Kapoor, Mukesh, Greenough, Glen
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Benzothiazoles - therapeutic use Case Reports Dopamine Agonists - therapeutic use Female Humans Middle Aged Polysomnography Restless Legs Syndrome - complications Restless Legs Syndrome - diagnosis Restless Legs Syndrome - drug therapy Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - complications Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - diagnosis Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders - complications Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders - diagnosis Sleep Wake Disorders - complications Sleep Wake Disorders - diagnosis Spinocerebellar Ataxias - congenital Spinocerebellar Degenerations - complications
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Zusammenfassung:	We report the case of a 52-year-old female with spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA) 13. She presented with complaints of insomnia and had a history of restless legs syndrome. Her polysomnogram revealed that she had a significantly elevated periodic limb movement index, mild obstructive sleep apnea, and the absence of REM sleep. Sleep disorders have previously been described in patients with SCA 1, SCA 2, SCA 3, and SCA 6. To our knowledge, this is the first description of sleep disorders in a patient with SCA 13.
ISSN:	1550-9389 1550-9397
DOI:	10.5664/jcsm.4468