Sleep disorders are frequently described in autoimmune encephalitis (AE); however, data on sleep texture are fragmentary. We analyzed the polysomnography of a woman affected by AE, and we performed cyclic alternating pattern (CAP) scoring during the subacute phase of the disease and at follow-up. The first polysomnography showed deviations both at macro and microstructure levels, with a marked reduction of CAP rate compare to healthy sleepers (20.8% vs 33%). After 6-months sleep macrostructure improved, whilst CAP parameters remained abnormal. This is the first polysomnographic analysis, comprehensive of microstructural data, performed in AE. We briefly discuss the results.
Sleep macro- and micro-structure in autoimmune encephalitis: single case report from the subacute phase of the disease to the follow-up / Mutti, Carlotta; Angeli, Marco Cesare; Rausa, Francesco; Tontini, Valentina; Pizzarotti, Silvia; Soglia, Margherita; Pollara, Irene; Rapina, Clara; Azzi, Nicoletta; Zinno, Lucia; Parrino, Liborio. - In: NEUROCASE. - ISSN 1465-3656. - 28:2(2022). [10.1080/13554794.2022.2072228]
Sleep macro- and micro-structure in autoimmune encephalitis: single case report from the subacute phase of the disease to the follow-up
Mutti, Carlotta
;Angeli, Marco Cesare;Rausa, Francesco;Tontini, Valentina;Pizzarotti, Silvia;Soglia, Margherita;Pollara, Irene;Azzi, Nicoletta;Zinno, Lucia;Parrino, Liborio
2022-01-01
Abstract
Sleep disorders are frequently described in autoimmune encephalitis (AE); however, data on sleep texture are fragmentary. We analyzed the polysomnography of a woman affected by AE, and we performed cyclic alternating pattern (CAP) scoring during the subacute phase of the disease and at follow-up. The first polysomnography showed deviations both at macro and microstructure levels, with a marked reduction of CAP rate compare to healthy sleepers (20.8% vs 33%). After 6-months sleep macrostructure improved, whilst CAP parameters remained abnormal. This is the first polysomnographic analysis, comprehensive of microstructural data, performed in AE. We briefly discuss the results.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.