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Little is known about sleep disorders in spinal cord injured (SCI) patients. Three SCI patients who reported severe daytime sleepiness and sleep complaints were evaluated with nocturnal polysomnography and oxygen saturation with pulsoximeter on several occasions at home. In addition respiratory registration was preformed during overnight stay in the hospital. Two patients who had sleep apnoea episodes with reduced oxygen saturation during sleep were treated with continuous positive airway pressure with good results on sleep architecture, oxygen saturation, and daytime sleepiness. One obese patient was advised to lose weight and to reduce smoking and alcohol consumption, and following this advice his sleep related problems were reduced with no further treatment necessary. It is suggested that SCI patients who complain about sleep related disorders should be appropriately screened, with inclusion of nocturnal polysomnography, oxygen saturation, and respiratory registration and, depending on the screening results, appropriate advice/treatment applied.
Paraplegia 1995 May
PMID:Treatment of sleep apnoea in spinal cord injured patients. 763 Jun 53

A 57-year-old man with obstructive sleep apnoea presented with acute progression of myelopathy into paraplegia resulting from cervical disc herniation at C4-C5 and C5-C6 levels. There was no associated history of trauma. Rapid progress to paraplegia from non-traumatic cervical disc herniation rarely occurs. Diagnostic and treatment modalities are discussed. The possible relationship between cervical myelopathy and sleep apnoea is also discussed.
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PMID:Non-traumatic acute paraplegia caused by cervical disc herniation in a patient with sleep apnoea. 1514 62

Loss of mobility, such as what occurs as a consequence of spinal cord injury or malformation, is a risk factor for excess weight gain and can confound weight management efforts. Despite well-documented outcomes of bariatric surgery in ambulatory patients, little information is available regarding weight loss surgery in adult or adolescent paraplegic patients. A 15-year-old adolescent boy with a body mass index of 60 kg/m(2) and complete paraplegia caused by spina bifida developed metabolic dysfunction, severe obstructive sleep apnea, and hypoxemia syndrome. In an effort to avoid a tracheostomy for worsening pickwickian syndrome, he was referred for weight loss surgery. Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery was safely performed and resulted in loss of 55% of body weight (83.8% excess weight loss) for 2 years. Risk factors for cardiovascular disease markedly improved, and polysomnography demonstrated complete reversal of sleep apnea with substantial subjective improvement in daytime breathlessness and quality of life. Body composition analysis demonstrated preferential reduction in body fat mass compared with lean mass, without detrimental effect on bone mineral density. This case illustrates that paraplegia does not necessarily impair either weight loss efficacy or comorbidity resolution after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery.
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PMID:Adolescent paraplegia, morbid obesity, and pickwickian syndrome: outcome of gastric bypass surgery. 1930 44

Dreams are experiences that occur during sleep, while we are disconnected from the environment. Thanks to recent progress in neuroimaging techniques, it is now becoming possible to relate dream features to specific patterns of brain activity. Some conditions occurring in patients with neurological disorders, such as lucid dreams and parasomnias, not only have diagnostic value, but also offer a window into the dream process. They show that dreaming is reflected in physiological signals, behaviours, and brain activity patterns, and that the body can enact dream content. Yet, the dream body can also be distinct from the real body; in their dreams, patients with congenital paraplegia can walk, those with sleep apnoea rarely suffocate, and phantom limb pain can disappear. These conditions provide valuable models for future studies investigating the mechanisms that underlie oneiric experiences.
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PMID:Dreams and nightmares in healthy adults and in patients with sleep and neurological disorders. 3294 45