Multiple Sclerosis and sleep problems

    
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Posted by CCF Neuro MD on August 13, 1997 at 00:12:28:

In Reply to: Multiple Sclerosis and sleep problems posted by M. Pound on July 16, 1997 at 23:29:10:

: Hello,
  I was wondering if sleep problems are sometimes a symptom of MS. I personally have MS and sleep problems. I know of a lot of other people with MS who have the same problems. I can't find any research to say one way or the other. Do you find that many MS patients have related sleep problems?
  ......mpound
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Dear M.Pound:
Sleep problems are common in MS, but are somewhat underrecognised. In a study from UK, as many as half of the patients with MS (of varying severity) studied had some sleep-related problem. The commonest was insomnia, usually related to spasm, pain, immobility, bladder problems, or medication. Snoring and sleep apnea were observed, but no more frquently than in the general population. It has also been felt that periodic leg movements may be more common in MS. Besides these relatively common problems, there are more than a few case reports of some unusual or rare sleep disorders in MS. These include secondary narcolepsy and central sleep apnea (