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Corresponding Author

Mahmoud S. Attia

Document Type

Original Article

Abstract

Background: It's likely that chronic pain and sleep are inversely correlated. Therefore, The importance of accurate diagnosis and quick treatment of sleep issues is highlighted by the possibility that insufficient sleep is vital in the long-term appearance and/or aggravation of pain. Objective: Clinical and neurophysiological evaluation of sleep disturbances in Egyptian patients with chronic pain. Patients and Methods: Patients with a diagnosis of chronic pain were recruited from Al-Azhar University Hospitals (Al-Hussein and Bab Al-Sheria University Hospitals) between July 2019 and August 2021. 29 participants served as the study's healthy control group, while 59 people had chronic pain. Clinical evaluation, semi-structured clinical psychiatric questioning, pain assessment, a sleep questionnaire, and polysomnography were performed on both groups. Results: The present study concluded that the main causes of chronic pain were neuropathic pain NP (30.5%), osteoarthritis (OA) (20.3%), fibromyalgia (FM) (16.9), migraine (13.6%) and mixed cause (10.2%), the main sleep abnormalities were insomnia (57.6%), Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) (25.4%) and Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) (16.9%). Total sleep time (TST) and Sleep efficiency (SE) was decreased in chronic pain group with noticeable statistical significance. Conclusion: Some common sleep disorders, such as insomnia, RLS, and OSA, are more common than expected in those with chronic pain.

Keywords

Polysomnography, sleep disturbances, and chronic pain.

Subject Area

Neurology

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