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ArticleNeurology research international2026

The Impact of Sleep-Related Disorders on the Sleep Quality in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis in a Saudi Cohort.

Ismail A Khatri, Khalid Bin Aziz, Esraa Y Arabi, Ghaida A Almusallam, Razan F Alfaiz, Abeer A Alkhathlan, Nazish Masud, Yaser Al Malik

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Ismail A KhatriDepartment of Neurology, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ngha.med.sa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0218-1840
Khalid Bin AzizCollege of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ksau-hs.edu.sa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0152-0452
Esraa Y ArabiDepartment of Surgery, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ngha.med.sa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2732-7340
Ghaida A AlmusallamDepartment of Internal Medicine, King Saud Medical City, Riyadh First Health Cluster, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, moh.gov.sa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4070-6959
Razan F AlfaizKing Abdullah bin Abdulaziz University Hospital, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, pnu.edu.sa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2103-4122
Abeer A AlkhathlanDepartment of Family Medicine, Riyadh Second Health Cluster, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, moh.gov.sa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8106-5698
Nazish MasudDepartment of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Environmental Health Sciences, Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia, USA, georgiasouthern.edu.
Yaser Al MalikDepartment of Neurology, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ngha.med.sa.

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Abstract

Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) causes physical as well as psychosocial disability in young adults. Various sleep-related disorders have been reported in patients with multiple sclerosis (pwMS). Objectives: We determined the frequency and patterns of various sleep-related disorders in pwMS and correlated those with the sleep quality. Methods: This was an IRB-approved study done at King Abdulaziz Medical City, MNGHA, Riyadh, KSA. Informed consent was obtained. Validated questionnaires including Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Sleep Disorders Questionnaire (SDQ), and STOP-BANG Questionnaire were used. Data were analyzed using SPSS. Results: A total of 169 pwMS were included; 116 (69%) were females. Mean age was 35 ± 10 years; mean BMI was 27.6 ± 16.8 kg/m Conclusions: In our cohort of pwMS, sleep-related disorders were common. Risk for insomnia, psychiatric disorders, and circadian rhythm disorders were associated with poor sleep quality. Certain disorders showed a trend toward female preponderance. Disease severity and use of DMTs did not affect sleep quality in our cohort.

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disease-modifying therapyEDSSKingdom of Saudi Arabiamultiple sclerosisquality of sleepsleep disorders

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