Sleep Disturbance in Children with Visual-Motor Deficits

1972 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 695-700 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen R. Schroeder ◽  
Carolyn S. Schroeder ◽  
Brenda Ball
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Disturbance ◽  
Rem Sleep ◽  
Biological Function ◽  
Oculomotor Control ◽  
Motor Deficits ◽  
Sleep Patterns ◽  
Night Terrors ◽  
Stage 2 Sleep ◽  
Visual Motor ◽  
Sleep Pathology

The sleep patterns of 6 normals and 6 boys with visual-motor deficits were compared. While none of the usual symptoms of sleep pathology, e.g., insomnia, enuresis, night terrors, or somnambulism, were present in either group, the visual-motor boys showed a marked increase in Stage REM and correlated decrease in Stage 2 sleep. Results were interpreted as in accord with Berger's theory that the biological function of REM sleep is the innervation of anatomical pathways necessary for oculomotor control during waking.

Sleep patterns afted graded exercise

1975 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 187-190 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. M. Shapiro ◽  
R. D. Griesel ◽  
P. R. Bartel ◽  
P. L. Jooste
Keyword(s):  
Rem Sleep ◽  
Slow Wave Sleep ◽  
Recovery Process ◽  
Progressive Increase ◽  
Electrophysiological Recording ◽  
Physical Fatigue ◽  
Night Sleep ◽  
Sleep Patterns ◽  
Graded Exercise ◽  
Stage 2 Sleep

The effects of six graded and measured exercise activities on sleep patterns were investigated in two healthy young men. Electrophysiological recording were made continuously throughout the night to distinguish sleep states. This experiment was designed to test the hypothesis of a relation between physical activity and slow-wave sleep (SWS: stages 3 and 4 of non-REM sleep). A progressive increase in SWS over the whole-night sleep record was found with progressively increasing physical fatigue. A fall in rapid-eye-movement (REM) sleep and at higher exercise levels, of stage 2 sleep, was found. The results support the hypothesis that SWS is involved in the recovery process from fatigue.

scholarly journals Motor Dysfunction in REM Sleep Behavior Disorder: A Rehabilitation Framework for Prodromal Synucleinopathy

2021 ◽  
pp. 154596832110112
Author(s):  
Rebekah L. S. Summers ◽  
Miriam R. Rafferty ◽  
Michael J. Howell ◽  
Colum D. MacKinnon
Keyword(s):  
Rem Sleep ◽  
Motor System ◽  
Clinical Care ◽  
Rem Sleep Behavior Disorder ◽  
Behavior Disorder ◽  
Motor Dysfunction ◽  
Motor Deficits ◽  
Sleep Behavior ◽  
Early Exercise ◽  
Extrapyramidal Signs

Parkinson disease (PD) and other related diseases with α-synuclein pathology are associated with a long prodromal or preclinical stage of disease. Predictive models based on diagnosis of idiopathic rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behavior disorder (iRBD) make it possible to identify people in the prodromal stage of synucleinopathy who have a high probability of future disease and provide an opportunity to implement neuroprotective therapies. However, rehabilitation providers may be unaware of iRBD and the motor abnormalities that indicate early motor system dysfunction related to α-synuclein pathology. Furthermore, there is no existing rehabilitation framework to guide early interventions for people with iRBD. The purpose of this work is to (1) review extrapyramidal signs of motor system dysfunction in people with iRBD and (2) propose a framework for early protective or preventive therapies in prodromal synucleinopathy using iRBD as a predictive marker. Longitudinal and cross-sectional studies indicate that the earliest emerging motor deficits in iRBD are bradykinesia, deficits performing activities of daily living, and abnormalities in speech, gait, and posture. These deficits may emerge up to 12 years before a diagnosis of synucleinopathy. The proposed rehabilitation framework for iRBD includes early exercise-based interventions of aerobic exercise, progressive resistance training, and multimodal exercise with rehabilitation consultations to address exercise prescription, progression, and monitoring. This rehabilitation framework may be used to implement neuroprotective, multidisciplinary, and proactive clinical care in people with a high likelihood of conversion to PD, dementia with Lewy bodies, or multiple systems atrophy.

scholarly journals Acute levodopa dosing around-the-clock ameliorates REM sleep without atonia in hemiparkinsonian rats

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vishakh Iyer ◽  
Quynh Vo ◽  
Anthony Mell ◽  
Siven Chinniah ◽  
Ashley Zenerovitz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rat Model ◽  
Rem Sleep ◽  
Sleep Onset ◽  
Rem Sleep Behavior Disorder ◽  
The Body ◽  
Motor Deficits ◽  
Sleep Behavior ◽  
Therapeutic Benefits ◽  
Rem Sleep Without Atonia ◽  
Behavior Based

AbstractRapid-eye-movement (REM) sleep without atonia (RSWA), a marker of REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD), is frequently comorbid with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Although rodent models are commonly used for studying PD, the neurobiological and behavioral correlates of RBD remain poorly understood. Therefore, we developed a behavior-based criteria to identify RSWA in the hemiparkinsonian rat model of PD. Video recordings of rats were analyzed, to develop a criteria consisting of behavioral signs that occurred during polysomnographically confirmed epochs of sleep-wake stages. The sleep-slouch, a postural shift of the body or head caused only by gravity, was identified as a unique behavioral sign of REM sleep onset and was altered in hemiparkinsonian rats during RSWA. There was a significant correlation between the behavior-based criteria and polysomnograms for all sleep-wake stages in control but not hemiparkinsonian rats indicating a deterioration of sleep-wake architecture in parkinsonism. We then tested the efficacy of levodopa in ameliorating RSWA using intermittent and around-the-clock (ATC) dosing regimens. ATC levodopa dosing at 4 mg/kg for 48 h caused a significant reduction of RSWA as measured by polysomnography and the behavioral-based criteria along with an amelioration of forelimb motor deficits. Our findings show that the phenomenological correlates of RSWA can be reliably characterized in the hemiparkinsonian rat model. ATC levodopa administration ameliorates RSWA in this model without deleterious consequences to the overall sleep-wake architecture and therapeutic benefits for parkinsonian motor deficits. These findings suggest that further study may allow for the application of a similar approach to treat RBD in PD patients.

scholarly journals Electroacupuncture Treatment Normalized Sleep Disturbance in Morphine Withdrawal Rats

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi-Jing Li ◽  
Fei Zhong ◽  
Peng Yu ◽  
Ji-Sheng Han ◽  
Cai-Lian Cui ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Disturbance ◽  
Rem Sleep ◽  
Total Sleep Time ◽  
Nrem Sleep ◽  
Sleep Time ◽  
Morphine Withdrawal ◽  
Opiate Withdrawal ◽  
Important Symptom ◽  
Opiate Addicts ◽  
Retention In Treatment

Sleep disturbance is considered as an important symptom of acute and protracted opiate withdrawal. Current results suggest that sleep disturbance may be taken as a predictor of relapse. Appropriate sleep enhancement therapy will be in favor of the retention in treatment for opiate addicts. Our previous studies have shown that electroacupuncture (EA) is effective in suppressing morphine withdrawal syndrome. The aim of the present study is to investigate the effect of 2 and 100 Hz EA on the sleep disturbance during morphine withdrawal. Rats were made dependent on morphine by repeated morphine injections (escalating doses of 5–80 mg kg−1, subcutaneously, twice a day) for 5 days. EA of 2 or 100 Hz was given twice a day for 3 days, starting at 48 h after the last morphine injection. Electroencephalogram and electromyogram were monitored at the end of the first and the last EA treatments, respectively. Results showed that non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep, REM sleep and total sleep time decreased dramatically, while the sleep latency prolonged significantly during acute morphine withdrawal. Both 2 and 100 Hz EA produced a significant increase in NREM sleep, REM sleep and total sleep time. It was suggested that EA could be a potential treatment for sleep disturbance during morphine withdrawal.

scholarly journals REM versus Non-REM sleep disturbance specifically affects inter-specific emotion processing in family dogs (Canis familiaris)

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Henrietta Bolló ◽  
Krisztina Kovács ◽  
Radu Lefter ◽  
Ferenc Gombos ◽  
Enikő Kubinyi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Disturbance ◽  
Rem Sleep ◽  
Emotion Processing ◽  
Canis Familiaris ◽  
Specific Emotion

Psychosocial correlates of sleep architecture in women with advanced breast cancer.

2012 ◽  
Vol 30 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 9051-9051
Author(s):  
Arianna Aldridge Gerry ◽  
Booil Jo ◽  
Oxana Palesh ◽  
Jamie Zeitzer ◽  
Eric Neri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Family Structure ◽  
Sleep Disturbance ◽  
Sleep Onset ◽  
Sleep Architecture ◽  
Deep Sleep ◽  
Women Patients ◽  
Sleep Parameters ◽  
Stage 2 Sleep ◽  
Stage 1

9051 Background: Sleep disturbance is prevalent among metastatic breast cancer (MBC) patients and few studies have objectively evaluated this problem using polysomnography (PSG). Disturbed sleep negatively affects quality of life. The current study examines the relationship of mood and family structure with sleep parameters assessed over three nights of PSG (2 at-home, 1 in-lab). Methods: MBC patients (n = 103) and healthy controls (n = 27) were recruited. Patients were 57.8 years (SD = 7.7), non-Hispanic white (86.3%), and had Karnofsky ratings of at least 70%. Multiple regression analyses assessed relationships among depression, cohabitation, and sleep parameters. Results: Among patients, sleep architecture was significantly related to depression and marital status/cohabitation. Women reporting more depressive symptoms had less deep sleep: lower percentage (B = -.26, p = .01) and fewer minutes of REM (B = -.23, p = .02), lower % (B = -.25, p = .02) and fewer minutes of stage 2 sleep (B = -.28, p = .01), and more % stage 1 sleep (B = .28, p = .01). Marriage/cohabitation was positively related to sleep quality indicators: less wake time after sleep onset (B = -.20, p = .05), better sleep efficiency (B = .28, p = .01), more total sleep time (B = .30, p < .01), more minutes of REM (B = .23, p = .02), more stage 2 sleep (B = .27, p < .01), and less % stage 1 sleep (B = -.27, p = .01). Relative to healthy women, patients had more sleep stage transitions/hour (B = .21, p = .03), more awakenings (B = .18, p = .04), and more time awake after sleep onset (B = .21, p = .02). Slow wave (deep, non-REM) sleep was shorter for patients as measured by both minutes (B = -.20, p = .04) and % of stage 4 sleep (B = -.23, p = .02). Conclusions: Depressed patients or those living alone have greater reductions in deep sleep. Relative to healthy women, patients’ sleep disturbance and quality was worse. These findings demonstrate that the architecture of deep sleep is linked to depression and family structure.

scholarly journals Sleep Patterns and Fatigue in New Mothers and Fathers

2004 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 311-318 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caryl L. Gay ◽  
Kathryn A. Lee ◽  
Shih-Yu Lee
Keyword(s):  
Job Performance ◽  
Sleep Disturbance ◽  
Psychosocial Functioning ◽  
Sleep Loss ◽  
Sleep Disruption ◽  
Sleep Patterns ◽  
Mothers And Fathers ◽  
Wrist Actigraphy ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Objectively Measured

The purpose of this study was to describe the sleep patterns and fatigue of both mothers and fathers before and after childbirth. The authors used wrist actigraphy and questionnaires to estimate sleep and fatigue in 72 couples during their last month of pregnancy and 1st month postpartum. Both parents experienced more sleep disruption at night during the postpartum period as compared to the last month of pregnancy. Compared to fathers, with their stable 24-h sleep patterns over time, mothers had less sleep at night and more sleep during the day after the baby was born. Sleep patterns were also related to parents’work status and type of infant feeding. Both parents self-reported more sleep disturbance and fatigue during the 1st month postpartum than during pregnancy. Mothers reported more sleep disturbance than fathers, but there was no gender difference in ratings of fatigue. At both time points, fathers obtained less total sleep than mothers when sleep was objectively measured throughout the entire 24-h day. Further research is needed to determine the duration of sleep loss for both mothers and fathers, to evaluate the effect of disrupted sleep and sleep loss on psychosocial functioning and job performance, and to develop interventions for improving sleep patterns of new parents.

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