title: Reversal of sleep disturbance in Parkinson's disease by antiparkinsonian therapy: a preliminary study.
abstract: In a previous study, the sleep pattern in Parkinson's disease patients was found to be altered. The disturbance consisted of a "light fragmented sleep pattern" with increased muscle activity. Using a combined polysomnographic and electromyographic recording technique, we found that a reversal of the light fragmented sleep pattern and normalization of muscle activity during sleep occurred after clinical improvement with dopaminergic treatment. The effect of dopaminergic treatment on sleep disturbance was analyzed. There is an intimate relationship between sleep pattern and the normalization of sleep muscle activity produced by dopaminergic agents.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002230:Carbidopa / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004338:Drug Combinations / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004873:Ergolines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007980:Levodopa / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010479:Pergolide; D011954:Receptors, Dopamine / Q000187:drug effects; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012895:Sleep, REM / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D004338:Drug Combinations; D004873:Ergolines; D011954:Receptors, Dopamine; C009265:carbidopa, levodopa drug combination; D010479:Pergolide; D007980:Levodopa; D002230:Carbidopa