{"id":14199,"date":"2017-08-31T06:25:51","date_gmt":"2017-08-31T06:25:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/?p=14199"},"modified":"2017-08-31T06:32:54","modified_gmt":"2017-08-31T06:32:54","slug":"sleep-patterns-among-patients-with-chronic-fatigue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/sleep-patterns-among-patients-with-chronic-fatigue\/","title":{"rendered":"Sleep patterns among patients with chronic fatigue"},"content":{"rendered":"

Research Abstract:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Sleep patterns among patients with chronic fatigue: A polysomnography-based study<\/a>, by Evelina Pajediene, Indre Bileviciute-Ljungar and Danielle Friberg in<\/span> The Clinical Respiratory Journal <\/em>[Version\u00a0online: 2 AUG 2017]<\/p>\n

Objectives:<\/strong>
\nThe purpose of this study was to detect treatable sleep disorders among patients complaining of chronic fatigue by using sleep questionnaires and polysomnography<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Methods:<\/strong>
\nPatients were referred to hospital for investigations and rehabilitation because of a suspected diagnosis of myalgic encephalomyelitis\/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME\/CFS). The criteria for further referral to full-night polysomnography (PSG) were symptoms of excessive daytime sleepiness and\/or tiredness in the questionnaires.<\/p>\n

Results:<\/strong>
\nOf a total of 381 patients, 78 (20.5%) patients underwent PSG: 66 women and 12 men, mean age 48.6\u00a0years, standard deviation \u00b19.9\u00a0years. On the basis of the PSG, 31 (40.3%) patients were diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnoea<\/a>, 7 (8.9%) patients with periodic limb movement disorder<\/a>, 32 (41.0%) patients with restless legs syndrome<\/a> and 54 (69.3%) patients had one or more other sleep disorder. All patients were grouped into those who fulfilled the diagnostic criteria for ME\/CFS (n\u00a0=\u00a055, 70.5%) and those who did not (n\u00a0=\u00a023, 29.5%). The latter group had significantly higher respiratory (P\u00a0=\u00a0.01) and total arousal (P\u00a0=\u00a0.009) indexes and a higher oxygen desaturation index (P\u00a0=\u00a0.009).<\/p>\n

Conclusions:<\/strong>
\nMore than half of these chronic fatigue patients, who also have excessive daytime sleepiness and\/or tiredness, were diagnosed with sleep disorders such as obstructive sleep apnoea, periodic limb movement disorder and\/or restless legs syndrome. Patients with such complaints should undergo polysomnography, fill in questionnaires and be offered treatment for sleep disorders before the diagnose ME\/CFS is set.<\/p>\n

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