Category Archives: Sleep

Predictive value of induced hyperammonaemia and neuropsychiatric profiling in relation to the occurrence of post-TIPS hepatic encephalopathy

Senzolo M, Zarantonello L, Formentin C, Orlando C, Beltrame F, Vuerich A, Angeli P, Burra P, Montagnese S Metabolic Brain Disease Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) occurs in 20–50% of patients after transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) placement. Older age, HE history and severe liver failure have all been associated with post-TIPS HE but it remains difficult to […]

Morning Bright Light Treatment for Sleep-Wake Disturbances in Primary Biliary Cholangitis: A Pilot Study

Matteo Turco, Nora Cazzagon, Irene Franceschet, Chiara Formentin, Giovanni Frighetto, Francesca Giordani, Nicola Cellini, Gabriella Mazzotta, Rodolfo Costa, Benita Middleton, Debra J. Skene, Annarosa Floreani and Sara Montagnese Frontiers in Physiology Patients with Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC) exhibit delayed sleep-wake habits, disturbed night sleep and daytime sleepiness/fatigue. Such combination of symptoms is reminiscent of delayed […]

Assessment and Management of Sleep Disturbance in Cirrhosis

Formentin C,  Garrido M,  Montagnese S. Current Hepatology Reports This review presents an in-depth overview of the sleep–wake phenotype of patients with cirrhosis, together with available pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment strategies. A set of simple, practical recommendations is also provided. The understanding of the pathophysiology of sleep disorders in this patient population has improved over the […]

Abnormalities in the Polysomnographic, Adenosine and Metabolic Response to Sleep Deprivation in an Animal Model of Hyperammonemia

Marini S, Santangeli O, Saarelainen P, Middleton B, Chowdhury N, Skene DJ, Costa R,Porkka-Heiskanen T, Montagnese S Frontiers in Physiology (section Integrative Physiology) Patients with liver cirrhosis can develop hyperammonemia and hepatic encephalopathy (HE), accompanied by pronounced daytime sleepiness. Previous studies with healthy volunteers show that experimental increase in blood ammonium levels increases sleepiness and slows […]

Abnormalities in the 24-hour Rhythm of Skin Temperature in Cirrhosis: Sleep-Wake and General Clinical Implications

Garrido M, Saccardo D, De Rui M, Vettore E, Verardo A, Carraro P, Di Vitofrancesco N, Mani AR, Angeli P, Bolognesi M, Montagnese S. Liver International BACKGROUND & AIMS: Sleep preparation/onset are associated with peripheral vasodilatation and a decrease in body temperature. The hyperdynamic syndrome exhibited by patients with cirrhosis may impinge on sleep preparation, […]

Expected accuracy of proximal and distal temperature estimated by wireless sensors, in relation to their number and position on the skin

Longato E, Garrido M, Saccardo D, Montesinos Guevara C, Mani A, Bolognesi M, Amodio P, Facchinetti A, Sparacino G, Montagnese S. PlosOne  A popular method to estimate proximal/distal temperature (TPROX and TDIST) consists in calculating a weighted average of nine wireless sensors placed on pre-defined skin locations. Specifically, TPROX is derived from five sensors placed […]

Sleep-Wake Profile in Dementia with Lewy Bodies, Alzheimer’s Disease, and Normal Aging

Cagnin A, Fragiacomo F, Camporese G, Turco M, Bussè C, Ermani M, Montagnese S. Journal of  Alzheimers Disease  BACKGROUND: Alterations of the sleep-wake cycle are common features of neurodegenerative dementia. OBJECTIVES: To study differences in sleep-wake profiles in dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), Alzheimer’s disease (AD), and healthy controls. METHODS: 30 DLB and 32 AD patients, […]