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Rev. bras. neurol ; 47(3): 44-48, jul.-set. 2011. graf
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-621076

ABSTRACT

Este artigo apresenta o caso de uma paciente com distrofia miotônica tipo 1 (DM1) (doença de Steinert) e faz a revisão de literatura sobre sonolência excessiva diurna (SED) nestes pacientes. Paciente de 36 anos, portadora de (DM1), apresenta SED e testes múltiplos de latência com média de latências de 1 minuto e 22 segundos. DM1 e SED podem ter várias etiologias, a ressaltar as devidas à disfunção no sistema nervoso central ou à miopatia. No caso da paciente, provavelmente predomina a SED de origem central.


This article presents the case of a myotonic dystrophy type 1 - Steinert's disease (DM1) patient and reviews the literature on excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) in these patients. Patient of 36 years of age, with DM1, presents EDS and mean multiple sleep latency test of 1 minute and 22 seconds. DM1 and EDS can have some etiologies, mainly due to central nervous system dysfunction or to the myopathy. In the present case, probably predominate the SED of central origin.


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Humans , Female , Adult , Disorders of Excessive Somnolence/diagnosis , Disorders of Excessive Somnolence/etiology , Myotonic Dystrophy/diagnosis , Myotonic Dystrophy/genetics , Sleep Stages , Myotonic Dystrophy/complications
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