Journal of Sleep Disorders & Therapy
Open Access

Sleep in Parkinson’s disease

Annual Summit on Sleep Disorders & Medicine

August 10-12, 2015 San Francisco, USA

Sonia Ancoli-Israel

University of California, USA

Posters-Accepted Abstracts: J Sleep Disord Ther

Abstract :

Parkinson�s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that is primarily characterized by motor dysfunction. Research has demonstrated however, that it is the non-motor symptoms (example cognitive deterioration and sleep) that are major cause of morbidity and mortality in this population. Sleep disturbances are the most reported non-motor symptoms in PD with prevalence reports of 60-98%. Sleep dysfunction has devastating impact on functioning, mood and quality of life. Such disturbances likely contribute to disease progression, severity and increase impact on both patient and the partner/caregiver. Sleep disorders common in PD include sleep disordered breathing (SDB), REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD), restless legs syndrome (RLS), periodic leg movements in sleep (PLMS), insomnia and excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS). This talk will review the sleep disorders common in PD.

Biography :

Email: sancoliisrael@ucsd.edu