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Sleep Dysfunction in Huntington's Disease: Impacts of Current Medications and Prospects for Treatment.

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Peer-reviewed

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Authors

Owen, Natalia E 
Barker, Roger A 
Voysey, Zanna J 

Abstract

Sleep dysfunction is highly prevalent in Huntington's disease (HD). Increasing evidence suggests that such dysfunction not only impairs quality of life and exacerbates symptoms but may even accelerate the underlying disease process. Despite this, current HD treatment approaches neither consider the impact of commonly used medications on sleep, nor directly tackle sleep dysfunction. In this review, we discuss approaches to these two areas, evaluating not only literature from clinical studies in HD, but also that from parallel neurodegenerative conditions and preclinical models of HD. We conclude by summarizing a hierarchical framework of current medications with regard to their impact on sleep, and by outlining key emerging sleep therapies.

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Huntington’s disease, insomnia, neurodegeneration, sleep, somnolence, Humans, Huntington Disease, Quality of Life, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Sleep, Sleep Wake Disorders

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J Huntingtons Dis

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1879-6397
1879-6400

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12

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IOS Press
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Medical Research Council (MC_PC_17230)

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