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Spectrum of Sleep Disorders in a Patient with Spinocerebellar Ataxia 13

Author(s) -

Mukesh Kapoor,

Glen Greenough

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

journal of clinical sleep medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.529

H-Index - 92

eISSN - 1550-9397

pISSN - 1550-9389

DOI - 10.5664/jcsm.4468

Subject(s) - medicine , spinocerebellar ataxia , sleep (system call) , physical medicine and rehabilitation , ataxia , pediatrics , physical therapy , psychiatry , computer science , operating system

We report the case of a 52-year-old female with spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA) 13. She presented with complaints of insomnia and had a history of restless legs syndrome. Her polysomnogram revealed that she had a significantly elevated periodic limb movement index, mild obstructive sleep apnea, and the absence of REM sleep. Sleep disorders have previously been described in patients with SCA 1, SCA 2, SCA 3, and SCA 6. To our knowledge, this is the first description of sleep disorders in a patient with SCA 13.

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