Aim: To describe clinical and polysomnographic findings in Parkinsonian patients with sleep disorders Methods: We make a sleep study (polysomnogram), a self report questionar y of sleep complaints and severity of Parkinson disease to 5 patients on drug treatment. Two of them spontaneously request medical assistance for these complaints and the other 3 patients were
assessed as par t of pre-surgical evaluation. Most of them were severely affected by the disease according to motor scales.
Results: All patients reported insomnia and a sleep of poor quality, 1 complained of diurnal somnolence, 3 reported acting dreams and 3 were using sleeping pills. PSG showed in all poor efficiency of sleep, delayed latency of onset and superficial sleep. In 3 patients
pathologic PLMS (periodic limb movement of sleep) were recorded, REM behaviour disorder was detected in 1 case and persistence of muscle tone on REM in 4 cases.
Conclusion: All patients had sleep problems, probably secondar y to the disease itself or by medication We emphasize there levance to look for specific manifestations and the importance of polysomnogram in this evaluation.
Fabres, L. ., Aguilera, L. ., Díaz, M. ., Miranda, . M. ., & Ocampo- Garcés, A. . (2005). Trastornos del sueño en Enfermedad de Parkinson: una experiencia preliminar. Revista Hospital Clínico Universidad De Chile, 16(2), pp. 128–33. https://doi.org/10.5354/2735-7996.2005.78741
