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Keisuke Suzuki,
Tomoyuki Miyamoto,
Masayuki Miyamoto,
Yuka Watanabe,
Shiho Suzuki,
Muneto Tatsumoto,
Masaoki Iwanami,
Tsubasa Sada,
Taro Kadowaki,
Ayaka Numao, Kenichi Hashimoto,
Hideki Sakuta,
Koichi Hirata
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ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Increasing evidence provides a clear association between rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorders (RBD) and Parkinson's disease (PD), but the clinical features that determine the co-morbidity of RBD and PD are not yet fully understood. METHODS: We evaluated the characteristics of nocturnal disturbances and other motor and non-motor features related to RBD in patients with PD and the impact of RBD on their quality of life. Probable RBD (pRBD) was evaluated using the Japanese version of the RBD screening questionnaire (RBDSQ-J). RESULTS: A significantly higher frequency of pRBD was observed in PD patients than in the controls (RBDSQ-J >= 5 or >= 6: 29.0% vs. 8.6%; 17.2% vs. 2.2%, respectively). After excluding restless legs syndrome and snorers in the PD patients, the pRBD group showed higher scores compared with the non-pRBD group on the Parkinson's disease sleep scale-2 (PDSS-2) total and three-domain scores. Early morning dystonia was more frequent in the pRBD group. The Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire (PDQ-39) summary index and the scores for the PDQ-39 cognition and emotional well-being were higher in the patients with pRBD than in the patients without pRBD. There were no differences between these two groups with respect to the clinical subtype, disease severity or motor function. When using a cut-off of RBDSQ-J = 6, a similar trend was observed for the PDSS-2 and PDQ-39 scores. Patients with PD and pRBD had frequent sleep onset insomnia, distressing dreams and hallucinations. The stepwise linear regression analysis showed that the PDSS-2 domain "motor symptoms at night", particularly the PDSS sub-item 6 "distressing dreams", was the only predictor of RBDSQ-J in PD. CONCLUSION: Our results indicate a significant impact of RBD co-morbidity on night-time disturbances and quality of life in PD, particularly on cognition and emotional well-being. RBDSQ may be a useful tool for not only screening RBD in PD patients but also predicting diffuse and complex clinical PD phenotypes associated with RBD, cognitive impairment and hallucinations.
BMC Neurology 02/2013; 13(1):18. · 2.17 Impact Factor
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Keisuke Suzuki,
Masayuki Miyamoto,
Tomoyuki Miyamoto,
Shiho Suzuki,
Yuka Watanabe,
Ayaka Numao,
Masaoki Iwanami,
Muneto Tatsumoto,
Tsubasa Sada,
Taro Kadowaki, Kenichi Hashimoto,
Hideki Sakuta,
Koichi Hirata
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ABSTRACT: Objective There are conflicting results regarding the frequency and clinical significance of sleep related breathing disorders in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between snoring and its clinical correlates in patients with PD. Methods A total of 93 PD patients and 93 controls were analyzed from a previously conducted cross-sectional study. Snoring was defined as a snoring frequency of ≥2 days/week (a score of 2 or higher on the PD Sleep Scale-2 subitem 15). Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) was defined as an Epworth Sleepiness Scale score of ≥10. Results Snoring was more prevalent in the patients with PD than in the controls (14.0% vs. 1.1%). The PD patients who snored exhibited greater disease severity, worse scores on the motor section of the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) and the Parkinson fatigue scale and more impaired scores in several domains of the Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire, including the domains of mobility, activities of daily living, emotional well-being, communication and bodily discomfort, when compared to those who did not snore. No between-group differences were found in EDS. A higher proportion of the UPDRS motor scores for bradykinesia was seen in the PD patients who snored compared to that observed in the PD patients who did not snore. Conclusion We found that snoring was more frequent in PD patients than in controls. Furthermore, snoring in PD patients was associated with disease severity, an impaired motor function and a decreased quality of life, although it was not associated with EDS.
Internal Medicine 01/2013; 52(8):863-9. · 0.94 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Kikuchi Fujimoto disease (KFD), or histiocytic necrotising lymphadenitis, is a benign and self-limiting condition characterised by primarily affecting the cervical lymph nodes. Recurrent aseptic meningitis in association with KFD is extremely rare and remains a diagnostic challenge. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a 28-year-old man who presented 7 episodes of aseptic meningitis associated with KFD over the course of 7 years. Histopathological findings of enlarged lymph nodes led to the diagnosis of KFD. The patient's headache and lymphadenopathy spontaneously resolved without any sequelae. CONCLUSIONS: A diagnosis of KFD should be considered when enlarged cervical lymph nodes are observed in patients with recurrent aseptic meningitis. A long-term prognosis remains uncertain, and careful follow-up is preferred.
BMC Neurology 09/2012; 12(1):112. · 2.17 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE To describe a patient positive for the anti-aquaporin 4 antibody with hypothalamic lesions showing hypothermia, hypotension, hypersomnia, and obesity. DESIGN Case report. SETTING University hospital. PATIENT We describe a 21-year-old woman who was positive for anti-aquaporin 4 antibody and presented with hypothermia, hypotension, and hypersomnia owing to bilateral hypothalamic lesions as the only abnormal clinical finding. RESULTS Immediate steroid administration resulted in significant improvement of the patient's vital signs and imaging findings; however, her cognitive impairment and sleepiness persisted, and she subsequently developed obesity. Decreased cerebrospinal fluid orexin levels and sleep studies confirmed the diagnosis of narcolepsy due to medical condition. Physicians should be aware that neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders can initially involve the hypothalamus. CONCLUSIONS We emphasize that measurement of anti-aquaporin 4 antibody is of clinical importance in the differential diagnosis of hypothalamic lesions.
Archives of neurology 07/2012; · 6.31 Impact Factor
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Journal of Neurology 05/2012; 259(10):2221-2. · 3.47 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: A 62-year-old woman presented with difficulty in speaking and difficulty in opening her eyes. A neurological examination revealed progressive nonfluent aphasia (PNFA), apraxia of eyelid opening, supranuclear vertical gaze palsy, and mild asymmetric rigidity. The diagnosis was difficult to establish because of unusual clinical features, and progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) was considered. The results from recent studies suggest a positive association between PNFA and a diagnosis of corticobasal degeneration (CBD) or PSP, even in mild parkinsonism cases. The overlapping clinical, genetic, and pathological features of CBD and PSP have also been recently recognized. However, in Japan, there have been few reports evaluating the clinical features of CBD or PSP accompanied by primary progressive aphasia. We report the case of our patient and compare the clinical features of our patient with those of Japanese patients with CBD or PSP accompanied by primary progressive aphasia; moreover we discuss clues that can lead to the correct clinical diagnosis of patients with primary progressive aphasia and parkinsonism comorbidities.
Brain and nerve = Shinkei kenkyū no shinpo 08/2011; 63(8):884-9.
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Movement Disorders 03/2011; 26(8):1561-2. · 4.51 Impact Factor
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Movement Disorders 03/2011; 26(4):758-9. · 4.51 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: A 66-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with muscle pain, fatigue and appetite loss that had lasted for a month. The patient was somnolent and had nuchal stiffness with a high fever. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) tests demonstrated lymphocytic pleocytosis with a decreased CSF-blood glucose ratio. The tests for tuberculous, fungal and carcinomatous meningitis and herpetic meningoencephalitis were negative. Endocrinological exams showed hypopituitarism and diabetes insipidus. A pituitary MRI showed an enlargement of the pituitary stalk. A diagnosis of lymphocytic hypophysitis with aseptic meningitis was made after the exclusion of secondary hypophysitis. Lymphocytic hypophysitis with aseptic meningitis can mimic subacute meningoencephalitis.
Internal Medicine 01/2011; 50(18):2025-30. · 0.94 Impact Factor
