Nocturnal sleep, fragmente

Fragmented nocturnal sleep High (70) Moderate (60) Wide differential diagnosis for this complaint Diagnosed electrophysiologically... 

A wide range of sleep disturbances has been documented in PD (Larsen, 2001). In a population-based survey of sleep disorders in PD, Tandberg et ah (1998) reported nocturnal sleeping problems in 60% of PD patients compared to 33% in healthy controls and 46% in elderly with diabetes mellitus. The most common problem reported was sleep fragmentation, which was found in 39% of PD and only 12% of normal elderly controls, whereas inability to fall asleep did not differ between the groups. 

Of six patients with central sleep apnea, who were receiving opioids (morphine equivalent doses of 120 20 mg/day) for chronic pain, four achieved symptomatic improvement when treated with bi-level ventilation, correcting nocturnal hypoxemia and reducing sleep fragmentation P ]. 

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