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ArticleFrontiers in neurology2025

Characteristics and correlations of sleep disorders in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis in China: a cross-sectional study.

Rongrong Wang, Tengteng Zhang, Han Wang, Yao Ren, Runze Zhao, Gaopan Zhang, Guoxun Zhang, Xiongfei Zhao

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Article in Frontiers in neurology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 2 papers.

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  1. Nabiximols improves sleep architecture in multiple sclerosis: A prospective polysomnographic study.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2026
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8 authors.

Rongrong WangXianyang Hospital of Yan 'an University, Xianyang, China.
Tengteng ZhangXianyang Hospital of Yan 'an University, Xianyang, China.
Han WangXianyang Hospital of Yan 'an University, Xianyang, China.
Yao RenXianyang Hospital of Yan 'an University, Xianyang, China.
Runze ZhaoXijing Hospital, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, China.
Gaopan ZhangXianyang Hospital of Yan 'an University, Xianyang, China.
Guoxun ZhangXianyang Hospital of Yan 'an University, Xianyang, China.
Xiongfei ZhaoXianyang Hospital of Yan 'an University, Xianyang, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Sleep disorders are a major but overlooked symptom in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). Objectives: This article aims to investigate the characteristics of sleep disorders in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) and to analyze the correlations between sleep disorders in RRMS and anxiety, depression, fatigue, and cognitive impairment. Methods: A total of 35 patients with RRMS and 35 controls were included, and both groups underwent assessments for sleep, anxiety, depression, fatigue, and cognitive function. Results: The RRMS group and the control group showed significant differences in Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Athens Insomnia Scale (AIS), Insomnia Severity Index (ISI), Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAMA), Hamilton Depression Scale (HAMD), Modified Fatigue Impact Scale (MFIS), and Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA). The group with poor sleep quality (PSQI > 5) had significantly higher scores on the AIS, ISI, HAMA, and HAMD Scale compared to the group with good sleep quality ( Conclusion: Sleep disorders, fatigue, anxiety, depression, and cognitive impairments are more likely to occur in patients with RRMS; there is a certain correlation between PSQI, AIS, ISI, SHAPS, and DBAS scores in the RRMS group and fatigue, anxiety, and depression.

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anxietycognitive impairmentdepressionfatiguerelapsing–remitting multiple sclerosissleep disorders

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PMCPMC12310617

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