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of the causes of EDS is therefore one of the most complex challenges and requires investigations at several levels, such as metabolic, neuroimaging and biochemical, in addition to the most commonly used sleep medicine assessments, such as PSG, actigraphy, 24-h EEG and vigilance tests (MSLT or MWT).
In recent years, the evidence of the association of RBD with neurodegeneration processes, especially alpha-synucleinopathies, has been continuously growing and several published papers have shown that some neurophysiological characteristics can underline prodromal stages or early neurodegeneration. Thus, video-PSG is mandatory when REM sleep parasomnia is suspected. This assessment has also been recently included in the diagnostic criteria of various neurogenerative diseases, such as Lewy body dementia or multisystem atrophy. Neurodegenerative processes can also be associated with circadian rhythm disturbances (with a total subversion of the sleep–wake cycle), EDS and insomnia. In these cases, it may be very important to use actigraphy and a sleep diary for the diagnosis and therapy monitoring.
Conclusion
In consideration of the data available, the importance of assessing sleep disorders and accurately classifying them into their correct diagnostic category appears to be fundamental in order to provide patients with a targeted therapeutic intervention and reduce the risks of complications, comorbidities, resistance to treatment and health costs.
Further reading
Antelmi E, et al. (2021). REM sleep behavior disorder: mimics and variants. Sleep Med Rev; 60:
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Bruni O, et al. (2022). Chronic insomnia of early childhood: phenotypes and pathophysiology.
Neurosci Biobehav Rev; 137: 104653.
Dauvilliers Y, et al. (2018). REM sleep behaviour disorder. Nat Rev Dis Primers; 4: 19.
DelRosso LM, et al. (2021). Restless legs syndrome in children and adolescents. Child Adolesc
Psychiatr Clin N Am; 30: 143–157.
Ferini-Strambi L, et al. (2021). Insomnia disorder: clinical and research challenges for the 21st
century. Eur J Neurol; 28: 2156–2167.
Ferri R, et al. (2022). Leg movements during sleep in children treated with serotonergic
antidepressants. Sleep; 45: zsab236.
Figorilli M, et al. (2021). Neurophysiological aspects of REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD):
a narrative review. Brain Sci; 11: 1588.
Kim JH, et al. (2018). Circadian rhythm sleep–wake disorders in older adults. Sleep Med Clin;
13: 39–50.
Meira E Cruz M, et al. (2023). Comorbid insomnia and sleep apnea in children: a preliminary
explorative study. J Sleep Res; 32: e13705.
Ragnoli B, et al. (2021). Comorbid insomnia and obstructive sleep apnea (COMISA): current
concepts of patient management. Int J Environ Res Public Health; 18: 9248.
Riemann D, et al. (2017). European guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of insomnia.
J Sleep Res; 26: 675–700.
Schipper MH, et al. (2020). Sleep-related leg movements in obstructive sleep apnea:
definitions, determinants, and clinical consequences. Sleep Med; 75: 131–140.
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Somma A, et al. (2018). Interview-based ratings of DSM-IV Axis II/DSM-5 Section II
Personality Disorder symptoms in consecutively admitted insomnia patients: a comparison study with consecutively admitted psychotherapy patients matched on age and gender. Compr Psychiatry; 87: 100–106.
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Luigi Ferini-Strambi, Marco Sforza and Andrea Galbiati
Chronic insomnia: definition, diagnosis and pathophysiology
Insomnia disorder is one of the most frequent mental disorders and the most frequent sleep disorder encountered in clinical practice, as between 11.3% and 58.2% of the population meets the diagnostic criteria. Insomnia disorder is characterised by diculties initiating and maintaining sleep and or/waking up too early, resulting in dissatisfaction with sleep and significant daytime impairments such as fatigue, cognitive impairment, impaired social and occupational performance and irritability. Importantly, in accordance with the latest diagnostic manual, chronic insomnia disorder is defined by temporal specifiers, i.e. the disturbance occurs at least three times per week for 3 months (diagnostic criteria are presented in table 1).
Although former diagnostic classifications recognised two main subtypes of insomnia disorder – namely primary and secondary insomnia disorder (i.e. when insomnia symptoms are better explained by a coincident psychiatric, medical or substance use/abuse disorder) – recent nosology (ICSD-3 and the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5th edition) removed this distinction in favour of a more comprehensive category, since well-founded conclusions about the association or direction of causality between insomnia and comorbid conditions are oen not reliable. Indeed, insomnia disorder occurs frequently in association with other conditions, in particular mental disorders, but can also precede the onset of psychopathology. As an example, a recent meta-analysis of longitudinal studies reported that insomnia disorder increases the risk of the development of mental pathologies, in particular depression, anxiety, alcohol abuse and psychosis. Moreover, insomnia disorder can persist despite an eective treatment of the comorbid condition, or can aggravate the symptoms of the comorbid condition.
Key points
• Insomnia disorder is the most frequent sleep disorder in clinical practice.
• Diagnosis of insomnia disorder is performed solely based on the patient’s subjective report.
• CBT-I is the first-choice treatment.
• COMISA oen limits adherence to interventions for both disorders.
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Table 1. Diagnostic criteria for chronic insomnia disorder according to ICSD-3
A The patient reports, or the patient’s parent or caregiver observes, one or more of the
following: Diculty initiating sleep Diculty maintaining sleep Waking up earlier than desired Resistance to going to bed on appropriate schedule Diculty sleeping without parent or caregiver intervention
B The patient reports, or the patient’s parent or caregiver observes, one or more of the
following related to the night-time sleep diculty: Fatigue/malaise Attention, concentration or memory impairment Impaired social, family, occupational or academic performance Mood disturbance/irritability Daytime sleepiness Behavioural problems (e.g. hyperactivity, impulsivity, aggression) Reduced motivation/energy/initiative Proneness for errors/accidents Concerns about or dissatisfaction with sleep
C The reported sleep/wake complaints cannot be explained purely by inadequate
opportunity (i.e. enough time is allotted for sleep) or inadequate circumstances (i.e. the environment is safe, dark, quiet and comfortable) for sleep
D The sleep disturbance and associated daytime symptoms occur at least three times
per week
E The sleep disturbance and associated daytime symptoms have been present for
3 months
F The sleep/wake diculty is not better explained by another sleep disorder
Criteria A–F must be met.
Although the pathophysiology of the disorder is still unknown, the model of hyperarousal is able to account for dierent features or the disorder. Indeed, this model describes and conceptualises insomnia disorder outside the night-time view: it conceives insomnia as a 24-h disorder characterised by increased autonomic, cortical and cognitive arousal resulting in a psychophysiological asset incompatible with sleep drive. Some of the literature investigates genetic predisposition to insomnia disorder. Although some findings reported an association between sleep disturbance and alterations of circadian clock genes, as well as neurotransmitter function genes related to sleep–wake regulation, recent findings have suggested an overlap between insomnia disorder and depression, stress and anxiety disorders, rather than with other sleep disorders or clock-related genes.
As reported in table 1, diagnosis of insomnia disorder is performed solely based on the patient’s subjective report, in particular through information obtained by use of sleep diaries. In fact, PSG recordings can be used to rule out the presence of other sleep disorders or to investigate the presence of sleep misperception (i.e. the tendency of some patients with insomnia disorder to underestimate the duration of sleep period), but not for diagnostic purposes. The same applies to actigraphic evaluation, which can be used for a reliable long-term objective assessment (7–14 days), but without clear indications for diagnosis of insomnia disorder. Nevertheless, some considerations can be made. A meta-analysis investigating PSG alterations in insomnia disorder reported that these patients displayed a disruption of sleep continuity (as expressed by waking aer sleep onset and sleep eciency), an increased sleep-onset latency
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and a significant reduction of slow wave sleep (SWS) and REM sleep in comparison to good sleepers. Moreover, increased activity of fast frequencies can be observed at EEG level and this is probably associated with the phenomenon of sleep misperception, i.e. the tendency of patients with insomnia disorder to underestimate the sleep period, overestimating wakefulness. Another remarkable anomaly related to insomnia disorder regards SWS and its homeostatic function. Indeed, it has been reported that insomnia disorder patients show 1) lower increase in or rebound SWS aer sleep deprivation and decreased SWS pressure; 2) reduced δ-sleep EEG power; and 3) longer SWS latencies. Yet another anomaly in insomnia disorder concerns REM sleep: patients show an increased instability of REM sleep, characterised by frequent arousals in comparison to good sleepers. Importantly, given the strong involvement of REM sleep in emotional processing and the overnight dissipation of emotional distress, this instability may also represent the bridge between insomnia and psychopathology, in particular depression and anxiety disorders. Finally, although there is no strict cut-o in term of hours spent asleep to distinguish patients with insomnia disorder from good sleepers, a classification of patients based on total sleep time has been proposed. According to this view, patients with insomnia disorder characterised by short sleep duration, objectively documented with a total sleep time <6 h, had higher risk of hypertension, impaired heart rate variability, diabetes, neurocognitive impairment and mortality in comparison to patients with insomnia disorder with normal sleep duration (≥6 h); the latter are characterised by more ‘psychological’ features, including an anxious­ruminative profile, sleep misperception and are more likely to remit.
Treatment
Following the European guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of insomnia, the first-choice treatment for insomnia disorder is represented by cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBT-I). Specifically, randomised controlled trials have demonstrated that CBT-I is more ecacious than pharmacotherapy in the long term. CBT-I is a multimodal approach, usually applied by an expert clinician in four to eight face-to-face or group sessions, comprising the following.
Psycho-education on sleep hygiene, which includes ‘sleep hygiene rules’ about
health practices (e.g. clockwatching, physical exercise, substance use) and environmental factors (e.g. light, noise, temperature) able to promote or disrupt sleep. Furthermore, psychoeducation includes basic information about normal sleep and age-related changes in sleep patterns.
Behavioural interventions (e.g. stimulus control and sleep restriction); sleep
restriction therapy (SRT) is a method designed to reduce the time spent in bed by the patients to the actual amount of sleep that is recorded in diaries. The aim is to improve sleep consolidation and constrain its occurrence to a pre-defined timeline. Stimulus control therapy is a set of instructions aimed to restore the bedroom– sleep association with the purpose of re-consolidating the sleep–wake schedule: 1) go to bed only when sleepy; 2) get out of bed when unable to sleep; 3) use the bed/ bedroom only for sleep and sex (i.e. no reading, no watching television); 4) arise at the same time every morning; 5) do not nap during the day.
Relaxation therapy includes clinical procedures aimed at reducing somatic tension
(e.g. progressive muscle relaxation, autogenic training) or intrusive thoughts at bedtime (e.g. imagery training, meditation).
Cognitive techniques aim to identify, challenge and modify dysfunctional beliefs
regarding sleep, insomnia and its consequences, including methods to reduce or prevent excessive monitoring and worrying.
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Several reviews and meta-analyses have been focused on CBT-I ecacy. The literature suggests that CBT-I is eective in primary and comorbid insomnia, with results at least as eective as pharmacotherapy in the short term. Face-to-face treatments and treatments of at least four sessions seem to be more eective than self-help interventions or face-to-face interventions with fewer sessions. In addition, controlled studies investigating CBT-I long-term ecacy reported clear evidence for long-lasting eects. Indeed, the American College of Physicians has recommended CBT-I as the initial treatment for all adults with chronic insomnia. Notably, since the access to CBT-I is oen restricted due to the limited number of professionals who are trained for this intervention, digital CBT-I represents a valid option.
Moreover, there are several pharmacological options for the treatment of insomnia disorder. These include benzodiazepines and benzodiazepine receptor agonists, ant i­depressants, antipsychotics, antihistamines, phytotherapeutic substances, melatonin and orexin receptor antagonists. Although several of them are ecacious in the short term, long-term eects are questionable and severely limited by side-eects. Indeed, pharmacotherapy is not considered the best therapeutic approach.
Comorbid insomnia and sleep apnoea
Insomnia and insomnia symptoms are commonly observed in patients with OSA. Among insomnia patients, 29–67% fulfil the diagnostic criteria for OSA, and 39–58% of OSA patients report insomnia symptoms. Comorbid insomnia and sleep apnoea (COMISA) patients have significant daytime impairments and reduced quality of life compared to those with OSA or insomnia disorder alone. COMISA treatment represents a challenge for clinicians, since the condition oen limits adherence to interventions for both disorders. Guidelines suggest that clinicians whose primary focus is on the treatment of patients with insomnia disorder screen for underlying OSA, and in case of comorbidity, patients may require targeted treatments for each disorder, specifically CBT-I and CPAP therapy.
CPAP represents the gold standard for OSA treatment, since its ecacy in reducing the frequency of respiratory events during sleep, sleep fragmentation, sleepiness, in improving daytime functioning and in reducing the occurrence of CVDs has been extensively demonstrated. Unfortunately, its ecacy is severely undermined by poor adherence. Between 30% and 80% of OSA patients can be classified as nonadherent (i.e. CPAP usage for <4 h per night), hindering the expected improvement in levels of sleepiness and daily functioning. Although CBT-I in these patients can be considered a valuable option, improve CPAP adherence in addition, some concerns have been raised about SRT. Remarkably, COMISA patients treated with CBT-I should be monitored carefully for the risk associated with excessive levels of sleepiness, in particular during the first week of the therapy when SRT is typically delivered. Remarkably, despite the complexity of the COMISA condition, these therapeutic options seem to be eective in these patients.
Further reading
American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) (2014). The International Classification of Sleep
Disorders (ICSD-3). 3rd Edn. Darien, AASM.
American Psychiatric Association (APA) (2013). American Psychiatric Association: Diagnostic
and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). 5th Edn. Arlington, APA.
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Baglioni C, et al. (2014). Sleep changes in the disorder of insomnia: a meta-analysis of
polysomnographic studies. Sleep Med Rev; 18: 195–213.
Hammerschlag AR, et al. (2017). Genome-wide association analysis of insomnia complaints
identifies risk genes and genetic overlap with psychiatric and metabolic traits. Nat Genet; 49: 1584–1592.
Hertenstein E, et al. (2019). Insomnia as a predictor of mental disorders: a systematic review
and meta-analysis. Sleep Med Rev; 43: 96–105.
Jansen PR, et al. (2019). Genome-wide analysis of insomnia in 1,331,010 individuals identifies
new risk loci and functional pathways. Nat Genet; 51: 394–403.
Mignot E, et al. (2022). Safety and ecacy of daridorexant in patients with insomnia disorder:
results from two multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trials. Lancet Neurol; 21: 125–139.
Mitchell MD, et al. (2012). Comparative eectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy for
insomnia: a systematic review. BMC Fam Pract; 13: 40.
Morin CM, et al. (2020). Incidence, persistence, and remission rates of insomnia over 5 years.
JAMA Netw Open; 3: e2018782.
Pigeon WR, et al. (2006). Sleep homeostasis in primary insomnia. Sleep Med Rev; 10: 247–254.
Qaseem A, et al. (2016). Management of chronic insomnia disorder in adults: a clinical practice
guideline from the American College of Physicians. Ann Intern Med; 165: 125–133.
Riemann D, et al. (2015). The neurobiology, investigation, and treatment of chronic insomnia.
Lancet Neurol; 14: 547–558.
Riemann D, et al. (2017). European guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of insomnia.
J Sleep Res; 26: 675–700.
Rios P, et al. (2019). Comparative eectiveness and safety of pharmacological and non-
pharmacological interventions for insomnia: an overview of reviews. Syst Rev; 8: 281.
Sweetman A, et al. (2019). Co-morbid insomnia and sleep apnea (COMISA): prevalence,
consequences, methodological considerations, and recent randomized controlled trials. Brain Sci; 9: 371.
Vgontzas AN, et al. (2013). Insomnia with objective short sleep duration: the most biologically
severe phenotype of the disorder. Sleep Med Rev; 17: 241–254.
Wittchen HU, et al. (2011). The size and burden of mental disorders and other disorders of the
brain in Europe 2010. Eur Neuropsychopharmacol; 21: 655–679.
Zhang Y, et al. (2019). Worldwide and regional prevalence rates of co-occurrence of insomnia
and insomnia symptoms with obstructive sleep apnea: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Sleep Med Rev; 45: 195–213.
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Ambra Stefani and Ulf Kallweit
Diagnosis of restless legs syndrome
Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a neurological sensorimotor disorder characterised by unpleasant sensations, mainly in the lower limbs, accompanied by the urge to move. Symptoms worsen at rest and in the evening, and are relieved by movement. RLS aects 5–13% of the general population in Europe and the USA. Symptoms lead to delayed sleep onset, poor sleep quality, psychological distress and impaired health­related quality of life.
RLS diagnosis is clinical. All five essential diagnostic criteria from the International RLS Study Group (IRLSSG) must be met: 1) an urge to move the legs, usually but not always accompanied by or felt to be caused by uncomfortable and unpleasant sensations in the legs; 2) the urge to move the legs and any accompanying unpleasant sensations begin or worsen during periods of rest or inactivity such as lying down or sitting; 3) the urge to move the legs and any accompanying unpleasant sensations are partially or totally relieved by movement, such as walking or stretching, at least as long as the activity continues; 4) the urge to move the legs and any accompanying unpleasant sensations during rest or inactivity only occur or are worse in the evening or night than during the day; 5) the occurrences of the above features are not solely accounted for as symptoms primary to another medical or behavioural condition (e.g. myalgia, venous stasis, leg oedema, arthritis, leg cramps, positional discomfort, habitual foot tapping).
Mimics must be excluded, but the same disorders able to mimic RLS symptoms may be present as comorbid disease. Thus, presence of RLS mimics per se does not exclude RLS. People with sleep-related breathing disorders frequently have comorbidities
Key points
• RLS is a common neurological sensorimotor disorder characterised by an urge to move the limbs and unpleasant sensations, worsened by rest and improved by movement, with a circadian rhythmicity.
• Genetic factors, dopamine dysfunction, brain iron deficiency, glutamatergic and adenosine dysregulation, and hypoxia play a role in RLS pathogenesis.
• Management includes prevention of augmentation. Exacerbating factors should be eliminated. α2δ ligands should be considered as initial treatment. Other options include dopaminergic drugs and (in some cases) opioids.
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representing potential RLS mimics. Not only exclusion of mimics but also recognition of comorbidities is essential to optimise RLS management and improve patients’ quality of life.
Periodic leg movements during sleep
The neurophysiological hallmark of RLS is periodic leg movements during sleep (PLMS), present in >80% of RLS patients. PLMS are not needed for RLS diagnosis and are present in several other sleep and neurological disorders (e.g. sleep-related breathing disorders, narcolepsy, REM sleep behaviour disorder, movement disorders, multiple sclerosis) and in healthy subjects. Although some studies have suggested an association between PLMS and cardiovascular risk, the clinical relevance of PLMS is still unclear. Thus, PLMS treatment in people without RLS is not recommended.
RLS pathophysiology
RLS is a multifactorial disease, with genetic and environmental factors interacting in triggering disease manifestation and influencing the clinical phenotype. A positive family history is present in up to 60% of people with RLS, with 23 common genetic risk variants in 22 genomic loci described to date. Pathogenetic mechanisms underlying RLS include brain iron deficiency, dopaminergic, glutamatergic and adenosine dysregulation, and hypoxia.
Brain iron deficiency
Although RLS prevalence is high among individuals with insucient iron availability, most people with RLS have brain iron deficiency but normal systemic iron.
Dopaminergic dysregulation
Dysregulation of the dopaminergic system in people with RLS is supported by symptom improvement with dopaminergic treatment, and by the development of augmentation as a paradoxical response to the same drugs. This is due to a pre­synaptic hyperdopaminergic state and a post-synaptic receptor downregulation in people with RLS, with consequent relative dopamine deficit in the evening and at night (due to circadian changes in dopamine levels), as shown in figure 1.
Glutamatergic and adenosine dysregulation
Involvement of glutamatergic and adenosine systems in RLS is supported by positive eects on symptoms of drugs acting on these neurotransmitters. Moreover, basal glutamate levels in the thalamus are increased in people with RLS compared to controls.
Hypoxia
A role of hypoxia in RLS pathogenesis is indicated by higher RLS prevalence in populations living at high altitude and in people with lung diseases associated with hypoxia (including OSA), as well as by the findings of peripheral hypoxia, peripheral muscular microvascular abnormalities and upregulation of the vascular endothelial growth factor in the leg skeletal muscle in people with RLS.
Management of RLS
Current guidelines for RLS treatment and prevention of augmentation are provided by the IRLSSG. Augmentation is a paradoxical response to RLS dopaminergic treatment,
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Figure 1. Pre- and post-synaptic dopaminergic state: a) in physiological conditions; b and c) in people with RLS, b) in the later part of the night and during the daytime, and c) in the late evening and early part of the night. Due to circadian changes in dopamine levels, the nadir is reached in the early part of the night, whereas in the later part of the night dopaminergic activity starts to increase and reaches the highest levels in the early part of the day. Note that, for simplification, decreased dopamine receptor D2/3 (D2/3R) activity is represented as decreased D2/3R quantity, but could also be due to decreased sensitivity or anity.
early part of the night
D2/3R
characterised by earlier onset of symptoms, shorter latency to the onset of symptoms at rest, worsening of symptom severity, reduced duration of treatment eect and involvement of previously unaected body parts.
Drug treatment should be started only when symptoms are bothersome, and exacerbating factors should first be eliminated (e.g. through iron supplementation when indicated). As prevention of augmentation is key in RLS management, α2δ ligands (i.e. gabapentin/pregabalin, which bind with high anity to α2δ subunits of voltage-gated calcium channels) should be considered as initial treatment. The most common side-eects of these include dizziness, sedation and weight gain. If electing to start treatment with dopaminergics, long-acting drugs should be preferred, with daily dosage as low as possible, in any case not exceeding maximal dosage recommended for RLS. Possible side-eects of dopaminergics include confusion, low BP, compulsive behaviours or sleep attacks.
Treatment of augmentation is complex. An algorithm by the IRLSSG includes (depending, for example, on augmentation severity) changes in dose of the dopaminergic drugs, switching to long-acting dopamine agonists, α2δ ligands or opioids, cross-titration and wash-out strategies.
Specific guidelines are available for particular conditions like pregnancy and lactation and iron supplementation in children.
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