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Differential Diagnosis of Insomnia 41 idiopathic insomnia, psychological functioning is remarkably intact. In severe cases, daytime functioning may be severely disrupted, and affected patients may be unable to hold a job. During childhood and adolescence, idiopathic insomnia is often associated with dyslexia and hyperactivity. In many cases, diffuse, nonspecific abnormalities are seen on an electroencephalogram (EEG) (4,5). There is no direct human evidence for structural neuropathology. Although idiopathic insomnia appears in childhood, not all childhood insomnia is idiopathic (6). Sleep State Misperception Insomnia In this fascinating disorder, complaints of insomnia occur without any objective evidence of sleep disturbance. Patients may report that they have not slept at all in weeks, months, or years. However, on objective sleep studies, they sleep several hours per night (7). When results of sleep evaluation are presented, patients with sleep state misperception (SSM) may vehemently insist that the studies are in error because they are convinced that they sleep very little, if at all. Poor Sleep Hygiene In some patients, insomnia is the result of lifestyle. In others, poor sleep hygiene develops as a result of chronic insomnia. For example, in the latter case, patients may begin to drink more coffee to remain awake during the day and more alcohol to fall asleep at night. They may stay in bed for extended periods in an attempt to get more sleep. However, such ploys only serve to perpetuate the insomnia (5). Fatal Familial Insomnia This hereditary condition, with autosomal-dominant transmission, is characterized clinically by progressive insomnia, dysautonomia, dysphagia, dysarthria, diplopia changes in circadian rhythm of hormone secretion, motor signs, myoclonus, and slight to moderate deterioration of cognition. The usual age of onset is between 35 and 60 years, and the course of the illness is between 7 and 32 months. In this condition, an abnormal prion protein (PrPsc) is present in the brain, and there is mutation of gene coding for PrPsc. The fatal nature of this illness is due to neurological degenerative changes, not to the insomnia itself (8, 9). Restless Legs Syndrome and Periodic Limb Movement Disorder These familial, common, and related conditions are found in varying degrees in up to 10% of the population (10). The prevalence of periodic limb movement disorder (PLMD) is 3.9% and restless legs syndrome (RLS) is 5.5% (11). The four cardinal symptoms of RLS are a desire to move the legs, accompanying paresthesias that are characterized as uncomfortable or indescribable, motor restlessness, and worsening of symptoms at night and at rest (12). Symptoms of RLS may worsen with administration of antidepressants (13,14) and during pregnancy (15). Periodic limb movements (PLMs) occur in 80% of patients with RLS (16). They are repetitive, stereotyped movements recurring at 5- to 90-second intervals lasting usually
42 Attarian 15 to 40 seconds. PLMs are not considered abnormal unless they lead to severe sleep disturbance or excessive daytime sleepiness, or both, in which case they form a separate intrinsic sleep disorder, PLMD (10). RLS can be easily differentiated from primary insomnias by history due to the characteristic symptoms with which it presents. Insomnia as a result of PLMD may require the aid of a polysomnogram (PSG; see later) to make the correct diagnosis. Other Sleep Disorders Occasionally, insomnia is the presenting complaint in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) syndrome. In a group of older adults with insomnia, a respiratory disturbance index (RDI) of at least 15 per hour was found in 29% of patients (17). In another study of a large group of patients with insomnia, RDI of at least 30 per hour was found in 2.3% of patients vs 1.3% of controls (18). The presence of excessive daytime sleepiness, snoring, and observed apneas raises the possibility of OSA syndrome. In circadian rhythm abnormalities, patients sleep well but not at socially acceptable times (5). Those with the advanced sleep-phase syndrome have excessive sleepiness in the evening and undesired early morning awakening. Those with the delayed sleep-phase syndrome have sleep-onset insomnia, excessive daytime sleepiness (particularly in the morning), or both. Other circadian rhythm abnormalities presenting with a variety of insomnia symptoms include irregular sleep– wake cycle, non-24-hour sleep–wake syndrome and sleep disturbances in blind individuals, and those resulting from social circumstances: jet lag and shift-work sleep disorder (19). Having patients fill out sleep diaries or sleep logs during a 1- or 2-week period when they are free of social restrictions of their bedtime and wake time (going to bed whenever they are sleepy and getting up on their own without an alarm) helps make the diagnosis of circadian rhythm abnormalities. Occasionally, narcolepsy presents as insomnia because 50% of patients with narcolepsy have disrupted sleep at night (20,21). Again, excessive daytime sleepiness and ancillary symptomatology (sleep paralysis, hypnic hallucinations, and cataplexy) differentiate insomnia resulting from narcolepsy from the primary insomnias. Neurologic and Medical Conditions Conditions that can cause insomnia, among other symptoms, include neurodegenerative diseases (22), pain, allergies (23), gastroesophageal reflux (24), and asthma (25). All of these can be easily differentiated from primary insomnias by history and physical exam. Menopause-Related Insomnia There is a high level of sleep disturbance occurring in about 42% of middle-aged women (26). Although cross-sectional analyses indicate that sleep disturbance may be independent of menopausal status, transition into postmenopausal status is associated with deleterious changes in sleep among women not receiving hormone replacement therapy (26,27).
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C URRENT CLINICAL NEUROLOGY Daniel
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