The impact of pain and nocturnal cramps on sleep quality in Charcot Marie Tooth disease: a case-control study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease is an inherited neuropathy that presents two main forms - type 1 and type 2 -, differentiated by the speed of the nervous conduction. Our goal was to assess sleep in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and its relationship with pain perception and nocturnal cramps.

Material and methods

This was a case-control study. The case group was composed of 10 volunteers diagnosed with the type 1 and 23 with the type 2. The control group was composed of 22 individuals from the same family matched by age and gender. Volunteers underwent clinical screening to assess the presence of nocturnal cramps and filled the brief pain inventory, the Chalder fatigue scale, the Epworth sleepiness scale, and the Pittsburgh sleep quality index. Sleep was evaluated by ac

SUBMITTER: Souza CC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9153971 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan-Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature