Effect of multidisciplinary rehabilitation on sleep outcomes in individuals with preclinical Huntington disease: An exploratory study

Abstract

Dear Editor Sleep disturbances are an early feature of Huntington disease (HD), which worsen as the disease progresses. Studies have documented increased sleep fragmentation, decreased rapid eye-movement (REM) sleep, reduced sleep efficiency, insomnia and an increase in periodic leg movements (PLMs) in individuals with HD [1], [2]. Disturbances in sleep are thought to exacerbate cognitive impairments and may hasten subcortical neurodegeneration [3], [4]. Hence, management of sleep disturbances in individuals with HD is imperative.

Document Type

Letter to the Editor

Date of Publication

2020

Volume

63

Issue

6

PubMed ID

31778841

Publication Title

Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

Publisher

Elsevier

School

School of Medical and Health Sciences

Funders

Lotterywest

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Bartlett, D. M., Poudel, G., Maddison, K. J., Lampit, A., Dann, L., Eastwood, P. R., ... Cruickshank, T. M. (2020). Effect of multidisciplinary rehabilitation on sleep outcomes in individuals with preclinical Huntington disease: An exploratory study [Letter to the editor]. Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, 63(6), 570-573. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rehab.2019.11.003

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570

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573

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10.1016/j.rehab.2019.11.003