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September 25-26, 2017 Chicago, USA
3
rd
International Conference on
Parkinson’s disease and Movement Disorders
Volume 7, Issue 5 (Suppl)
J Alzheimers Dis Parkinsonism, an open access journal
ISSN: 2161-0460
Parkinson 2017
September 25-26, 2017
J Alzheimers Dis Parkinsonism 2017, 7:5 (Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2161-0460-C1-031
An overview of sleep disturbances in Parkinson’s disease
Ángela Milán-Tomás
and
Colin M Shapiro
University of Toronto, Canada
T
his review provides an overview of the most common sleep disturbances in PD, including: Insomnia, REM behavior
disorder, restless legs, circadian disturbances, sleep-disordered breathing, excessive daytime sleepiness and other
Parkinson’s sleep related disturbances. Furthermore, we explore the pathogenesis and management of each sleep disorder in
this population. The early diagnosis and treatment of sleep problems may be a valuable instrument in the prevention and/or
prognosis of neurodegenerative disorders including PD. The use of questionnaires for screening of different sleep disturbances
can be useful, but polysomnographic studies continue being the gold standard and are needed to confirm the diagnosis in
many cases.
colinshapiro@rogers.com