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ArticleJournal of vestibular research : equilibrium & orientation2023

Vestibular symptoms are related to the proportion of REM sleep in people with sleep complaints: A preliminary report.

Ellemarije Altena, Estelle Buguet, Caitlin Higginson, Elliott Lee, Alan Douglass, Naomi Spitale, Rebecca Robillard

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Article in Journal of vestibular research : equilibrium & orientation, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Ellemarije AltenaUniversité de Bordeaux, CNRS UMR 5287, INCIA, Bordeaux, France.
Estelle BuguetUniversité de Bordeaux, CNRS UMR 5287, INCIA, Bordeaux, France.
Caitlin HigginsonSleep Research Unit, Institute of Mental Health Research at the Royal, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.
Elliott LeeSleep Research Unit, Institute of Mental Health Research at the Royal, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.
Alan DouglassSleep Research Unit, Institute of Mental Health Research at the Royal, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.
Naomi SpitaleSleep Research Unit, Institute of Mental Health Research at the Royal, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.
Rebecca RobillardSleep Research Unit, Institute of Mental Health Research at the Royal, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.
University of Ottawa · CACentre National de la Recherche Scientifique · FR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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backgroundThough sleep problems (apnea, insomnia) and related daytime symptoms (fatigue, anxiety, depression) have been associated with vestibular problems (falls, dizziness), it is not well known which particular sleep features relate to vestibular problems. We thus assessed symptoms of vestibular problems in patients visiting a sleep clinic and evaluated how they were associated with objective sleep parameters derived from polysomnography and relevant daytime symptoms. PATIENTS/

methodsThe polysomnography data of thirty-one patients (61% female, between 20 and 79 years of age) who were referred for clinical sleep assessment was collated with subjective measures of symptoms linked to vestibular problems (rated on the Situational Characteristics Questionnaire), as well as fatigue, anxiety and depression symptoms. Multiple linear regression was used to identify factors associated with vestibular symptoms, including analyses adjusted for age, sex, medication use and total sleep time.

resultsA higher percentage of REM sleep and more severe anxiety symptoms were independently associated with more severe vestibular symptoms, which survived adjusted analyses. Other sleep stages, as well as as sleep efficiency, apnea-hypopnea index and oxygen saturation were not significantly related to vestibular symptoms.

conclusionsThese results point at vestibular symptoms as possible important and overlooked correlates of variations in sleep architecture in individuals with sleep complaints. Though replication is needed to confirm findings from this limited sample, the results highlight the importance of assessing vestibular symptoms in people with sleep complaints. In particular, further investigations will need to address the potential implication of REM sleep for vestibular functions and the directionality of this relation.

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Sleep Initiation and Maintenance DisordersSleep, REMApneaFatigueFemaleHumansMaleSleepfatiguemental healthsleepVestibular functions

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PMID37066952
PMCPMC10357186
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