Sleep-related movement disorders.
Summary of "Sleep-related movement disorders."
Several movement disorders may occur during nocturnal rest disrupting sleep. A part of these complaints is characterized by relatively simple, non-purposeful and usually stereotyped movements. The last version of the International Classification of Sleep Disorders includes these clinical conditions (i.e. restless legs syndrome, periodic limb movement disorder, sleep-related leg cramps, sleep-related bruxism and sleep-related rhythmic movement disorder) under the category entitled sleep-related movement disorders. Moreover, apparently physiological movements (e.g. alternating leg muscle activation and excessive hypnic fragmentary myoclonus) can show a high frequency and severity impairing sleep quality. Clinical and, in specific cases, neurophysiological assessments are required to detect the presence of nocturnal movement complaints. Patients reporting poor sleep due to these abnormal movements should undergo non-pharmacological or pharmacological treatments.
Affiliation
Department of Neurosciences, Santa Maria della Misericordia University Hospital, Udine, Italy, merlinogiovanni.work@libero.it.
Journal Details
This article was published in the following journal.
Name: Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiol
ISSN: 1590-3478
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Links
- PubMed Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22203333
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10072-011-0905-9
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