SLEEP DISTURBANCES IN PATIENTS WITH PRIMARY SJÖGREN'S SYNDROME

1 December 1993

journal article
research article
Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Rheumatology

Vol. 32 (12) , 1072-1076
https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/32.12.1072

Abstract

A standardized sleep questionnaire was used to investigate the sleeping habits of outpatients with primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) (n = 40) and RA (n = 42). Sleep deficit (difference between need of sleep and actual sleeping time) was significantly higher in patients with pSS when compared with healthy matched controls (PPPPPn = 10) had some sleep disturbances; reduced sleep efficiency (n = 8), increased number of awakenings (n = 5) and increased wakefulness surrounded by sleep (n = 9). Five patients had alpha intrusion in their sleep EEGs. The sleep disturbances seen in patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome may contribute to the fatigue associated with this disease.

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