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Pathophysiological background and clinical characteristics of sleep disorders in multiple sclerosis.

Clinical neurology and neurosurgery
December 1, 2013
Barbara Barun
Journal ArticleReviewHuman Study
Study Details

Study Goal

The researchers aimed to explore the potential link between disrupted melatonin pathways and the development of sleep disorders in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients.

Results Summary

The abstract suggests that disrupted melatonin pathways in MS patients may contribute to the higher prevalence of sleep disorders, but it does not provide specific findings on melatonin's effects.

Population

Multiple sclerosis (MS) patients with sleep disorders.

Effective Dosage

Not available

Duration

Not available

Interactions

None mentioned

Extracted Claims (4)
InterventionDirectionEndpointPopulationDosageImpactClaim #
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increase
sleep disorders
multiple sclerosis (MS)
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more common
#1
sleep disorders
increase
development of fatigue
multiple sclerosis (MS)
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considered to be one of the important etiological factors
#2
-
increase
sleep disorders
MS population
-
higher prevalence
#3
disrupted melatonin pathways
increase
development of sleep disorders
MS patients
-
suggest multi-level causative mechanism
#4
Abstract

Sleep disorders in multiple sclerosis (MS) are more common than in general population and are considered to be one of the important etiological factors in development of fatigue, most common and debilitating symptom of MS. Although almost all of the major subgroups of sleep disorders such as insomnia, sleep disordered breathing, REM sleep behavior disorder, narcolepsy and restless legs syndrome have been described in the MS patients their higher prevalence in MS population than in healthy controls in some of the sleep disorders is not fully elucidated. Immunological background in disease development in both multiple sclerosis and sleep disorders have been proposed as possible common pathophysiological mechanism and recent findings of disrupted melatonin pathways in MS patients suggest multi-level causative mechanism of the development of sleep disorders in MS.

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
AnimalsFatigueHumansMelatoninMultiple SclerosisNarcolepsyRestless Legs SyndromeSleep Wake Disorders
Study Links
Quality Scores
SafetyNot Assessed
Citation Metrics
Total Citations27
Citations/Year2.3
Relative Citation Ratio0.99
NIH Percentile50%
Research Impact Scores
APT Score0.50
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