title: Sleep disorders in patients with spinal cord injury.
abstract: Sleep disturbances are globally more frequent in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) than in the able-bodied population, and could contribute to dysfunction and poor quality of life in these patients. Specific sleep disorders may also contribute to negative health outcomes enhancing cardiovascular risk in a condition that per se increases heart disease related mortality. This review focuses on prevalence, features and treatment of sleep disorders in SCI. Although data on these subjects have been produced, reports on pathophysiology, consequences and treatment of sleep disorders are scarce or contradictory and more studies are required.
authors.affiliation: IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna e Dipartimento di Scienze Neurologiche, Alma Mater Studiorum, Università di Bologna, Via Altura 3 - Pad. G Ospedale Bellaria, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Maria Pia
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Giannoccaro
authors.forename: Keivan Kaveh
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Moghadam
authors.forename: Fabio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pizza
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Boriani
authors.forename: Nadir Mario
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Maraldi
authors.forename: Patrizia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Avoni
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Morreale
authors.forename: Rocco
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Liguori
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Plazzi
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology
keywords: Sleep breathing disorders; Sleep disturbances; Sleep movement disorders; Traumatic spinal cord injury