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Movement disorders J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry: first published as 10.1136/jnnp-2020-325546 on 19 March 2021. Downloaded from Review Sleep disturbance in movement disorders: insights, treatments and challenges Grace A Bailey ,1 Emily K Hubbard,2 Alfonso Fasano,3,4,5 Marina AJ Tijssen ,6 Timothy Lynch,7 Kirstie N Anderson,8 Kathryn J Peall 1 ► Prepublication history ABSTRACT well established as predating motor symptom and additional material is Sleep and circadian rhythm disturbances are central onset.1 In contrast, those such as adult- onset published online only. To view please visit the journal online features of many movement disorders, exacerbating primary, idiopathic dystonia, may have poor (http:// dx. doi. org/ 10. 1136/ motor and non- motor symptoms and impairing quality sleep with evidence suggesting a link to psychi- jnnp- 2020- 325546). of life. Understanding these disturbances to sleep is atric symptom severity.2 1 clinically important and may further our understanding This review provides an overview of the Neuroscience and Mental of the underlying movement disorder. This review common sleep disorders and the evidence to Health Research Institute, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK evaluates the current anatomical and neurochemical date for the patterns and prevalence across a 2School of Medicine, Cardiff understanding of normal sleep and the recognised spectrum of movement disorders. We discuss the University, Cardiff, UK primary sleep disorders. In addition, we undertook a 3 tools available for sleep assessment, the impact Edmond J Safra Program in systematic review of the evidence for disruption to of medication used in motor symptom manage- Parkinson’s Disease, Morton and Gloria Shulman Movement sleep across multiple movement disorders. Rapid eye ment on sleep, and how disturbed sleep can Disorders Clinic, Toronto movement sleep behaviour disorder has emerged as affect daytime motor function. Finally, we high- Western Hospital, Toronto, the most reliable prodromal biomarker for the alpha light future challenges to the field, and general Ontario, Canada 4 synucleinopathies, including Parkinson’s disease considerations in the assessment and treatment Division of Neurology, and multiple system atrophy, often preceding motor University of Toronto, Toronto, of sleep disorders in patients diagnosed with a Ontario, Canada symptom onset by several years. Abnormal sleep has movement disorder. 5Krembil Research Institute, also been described for many other movement disorders, Toronto, Ontario, Canada but further evidence is needed to determine whether copyright. 6 Department of Neurology, this is a primary or secondary phenotypic component University Medical Centre Sleep structure, anatomy and physiology Groningen, Groningen, The of the underlying condition. Medication used in the Sleep cycles approximately every 90–120 min Netherlands treatment of motor symptoms also affects sleep and between an initial non-REM (NREM) stage 7 Dublin Neurological Institute, can aggravate or cause certain sleep disorders. Within (subdivided into N1–3 stages), followed by The Mater Misericordiae the context of movement disorders, there is also some a REM/R phase with a relative muscle atonia. University Hospital, Dublin, suggestion of a shared underlying mechanism for motor Dublin, Ireland Figure 1 summarises the typical hypnogram, 8Department of Neurology, and sleep pathophysiology, with evidence implicating although with normal ageing, night awaken- Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals thalamic and brainstem structures and monoaminergic ings increase, N3 decreases and total sleep time NHS Foundation Trust, neurotransmission. This review highlights the need for an shortens. Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK understanding of normal and abnormal sleep within the Maintenance of the sleep/wake circuit is regu- http://jnnp.bmj.com/ movement disorder clinic, an ability to screen for specific lated by the fast- acting neurotransmitters gluta- Correspondence to causes of poor sleep and to treat sleep disturbance to Dr Kathryn J Peall, Neuroscience mate and gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA), and Mental Health Research improve quality of life. Key sleep disorders also act as while an array of excitatory neurotransmitters Institute, Cardiff University, important biomarkers and have implications in diagnosis, are thought to have a modulatory role, including Cardiff CF24 4HQ, UK; PeallKJ@ prognosis and the development of future therapies. cardiff. ac. uk hypocretin/orexin (lateral hypothalamus, LH), histamine (tuberomammillary nucleus), acetyl- Received 3 November 2020 choline (pedunculopontine (PPT) and latero- on September 26, 2021 by guest. Protected Revised 7 January 2021 dorsal tegmentum), norepinephrine (locus Accepted 1 February 2021 INTRODUCTION Published Online First 19 March Abnormal sleep and circadian rhythm disorders coeruleus), dopamine (ventral periaqueductal 2021 are seen in many patients with movement disor- grey (vPAG) matter) and serotonin (raphe ders, although they remain underdiagnosed and nuclei) (figure 2A–C). Sleep regulatory circuits are a significant unmet need in clinical care. are widespread throughout the brainstem and Sleep and circadian rhythms are generated from hypothalamus. GABAergic parvalbumin neurons specific regulatory centres, including the fore- in the basal forebrain arousal system and brain, thalamus and midbrain dopaminergic GABAergic neurons in the parafacial zone of the © Author(s) (or their medulla are essential for driving wakefulness, employer(s)) 2021. No neurons, regions also implicated in movement commercial re-use . See rights disorder pathogenesis. with the latter promoting sleep via inhibition and permissions. Published The rate, nature and temporal pattern of these of glutamatergic neurons in the parabrachial by BMJ. sleep disturbances vary across the different nucleus (PB). More recently, evidence suggests To cite: Bailey GA, Hubbard movement disorders. For example, in Parkin- that GABAergic neurons in the LH contribute EK, Fasano A, et al. J Neurol son’s disease (PD) the rate of sleep disorders has to promoting wakefulness by inhibiting the Neurosurg Psychiatry been estimated to be as high as 98%, with rapid thalamus and preoptic area. The ventrolateral 2021;92:723–736. eye movement (REM) sleep behaviour disorder preoptic area also contains GABAergic neurons, Bailey GA, et al. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2021;92:723–736. doi:10.1136/jnnp-2020-325546 723 Movement disorders J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry: first published as 10.1136/jnnp-2020-325546 on 19 March 2021. Downloaded from Figure 1 Sleep hypnogram illustrating a normal sleep cycle and physiological changes. NREM1/2/3: non-r apid eye movement sleep stages 1, 2 and 3, REM sleep: rapid eye movement. NREM, non-r apid eye movement. copyright. essential for promoting sleep via inhibition of the arousal PSG is required for confirming the diagnosis of REM Sleep system. Behavioural Disorder (RBD), while PSG and multiple sleep Glutamatergic REM-promoting neurons in the sublatero- latency test (MSLT) are used in the diagnoses of narcolepsy dorsal nucleus (SLD) are inhibited by GABAergic NREM- and other central hypersomnias. promoting neurons in the vPAG, while activation of GABAergic neurons in the ventral medulla which innervate vPAG promotes transition to REM sleep by disinhibition of Technology to aid diagnostic and therapeutic management the SLD. NREM sleep is driven by GABAergic neurons in Development of consumer wearables is becoming recognised the vPAG and glutamatergic neurons located ventromedial as a prospective clinical tool, aiding early diagnosis as well as the opportunity to monitor disease progression particu- to the superior cerebellar peduncle. These neurons suppress http://jnnp.bmj.com/ both wakefulness and REM sleep by inhibiting the SLD, with larly, for example, in response to therapeutics. Actigraphy, additional inhibition of the medial PB by GABAergic neurons an accelerometer validated to detect sleep/wake activity also promoting NREM sleep. Newer models of the sleep/ patterns, is particularly useful for documenting sleep- wake wake circuit recognise that these interactions are modulated patterns for periods of days or weeks in the patient’s own by several brain regions including the PPT, laterodorsal environment, as well as measuring physical activity during tegmental nuclei (LDT), projections from the medulla and periods of wakefulness. Use of these wearable devices extends the melanin-concentrating neuron system (figure 2A,B).3 far beyond disease alone, potentially providing avenues to better understand the association between sleep and health, on September 26, 2021 by guest. Protected as well as opportunities to optimise interventions and reduce Types of sleep disorders the adverse health impacts of poor sleep. The different forms of sleep disorders, as defined by the International Classification of Sleep Disorders, their clinical features, diagnostic criteria, proposed underlying pathophys- Review of the evidence for sleep disturbance across iology and currently suggested treatments are summarised in degenerative and non-degenerative movement disorders table 1. The literature search included the key words “sleep distur- bances”, “sleep disorders”; “RLS”; “PLMS”; “sleep related Diagnosing sleep disorders breathing disorders”; “RBD”; “excessive daytime sleepi- Online supplemental table 1 summarises the available sleep ness”; “insomnia” in combination with degenerative move- questionnaires. Sleep diaries and wrist actigraphy are often