Moderate to severe but not mild RLS is associated with greater sleep-related sympathetic autonomic activation than healthy adults without RLS

Publication date: Available online 5 October 2019Source: Sleep MedicineAuthor(s): Byungjoo Jin, Allan Wang, Christopher Earley, Richard AllenAbstractIntroductionRestless legs syndrome (RLS) patients have been found to have high rates of transitory increases in the activity of the sympathetic autonomic nervous system with increases in heart rate and blood pressure. These were identified by evaluating heart rate or blood pressure changes independent of any leg movement analyses. There has been an implicit...

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Sun Oct 06, 2019 16:25

Relationships between insomnia, long working hours, and long commuting time among public school teachers in Japan: a nationwide cross-sectional diary study

Publication date: Available online 5 October 2019Source: Sleep MedicineAuthor(s): Daisuke Hori, Shinichiro Sasahara, Yuichi Oi, Shotaro Doki, Christina-Sylvia Andrea, Tsukasa Takahashi, Nagisa Shiraki, Tomohiko Ikeda, Yu Ikeda, Toshiyuki Kambayashi, Eiichi Aoki, Ichiyo MatsuzakiAbstractObjectivesThe present study aimed to clarify the prevalence and risk factors of insomnia among public school teachers in Japan by examining the relationships between working hours, commuting time, and insomnia. Time...

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Longitudinal study of striatal aromatic l-amino acid decarboxylase activity in patients with idiopathic rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder

Publication date: Available online 4 October 2019Source: Sleep MedicineAuthor(s): Masayuki Miyamoto, Tomoyuki Miyamoto, Junichi Saitou, Toshihiko SatoAbstractStudy objectivesTo determine if nigrostriatal dopaminergic system function, evaluated by aromatic l-amino acid decarboxylase (AADC) activity using 6-[18F]fluoro-meta-tyrosine brain positron emission tomography (FMT-PET) can accurately and efficiently identify idiopathic rapid-eye-movement disorder (IRBD) individuals at risk for conversion to...

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The experience-dependent increase in deep sleep activity is reduced in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Publication date: Available online 4 October 2019Source: Sleep MedicineAuthor(s): Melanie Furrer, Maya Ringli, Salome Kurth, Daniel Brandeis, Oskar G. Jenni, Reto HuberAbstractObjective/BackgroundLearning of a visuomotor adaptation task during wakefulness leads to a local increase in slow-wave activity (SWA, EEG power between 1 and 4.5 Hz) during subsequent deep sleep. Here, we examined this relationship between learning and SWA in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).Patients/MethodsParticipants...

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Sun Oct 06, 2019 16:25