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Species | Birgit HoglSummaryAffiliation: University of Innsbruck Country: Austria Publications
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[Excessive daytime sleepiness: etiology, differential diagnosis and diagnostic procedures]B Hogl
Universitätsklinik für Neurologie, Innsbruck corrected, Osterreich
Wien Klin Wochenschr 113:278-84. 2001..Other possible causes including symptomatic daytime sleepiness associated with various medical conditions are mentioned. Different methods to determine daytime sleepiness are discussed in the final section...- [Pathophysiology, clinical aspects and therapy of sleep disorders in Parkinson disease]B Hogl
Max Planck Institut fur Psychiatrie, Neurologie, Munchen
Nervenarzt 72:416-24. 2001..As sleep disorders in PD are extremely common (about 70%) and may have severe consequences, a systematic sleep history and specific therapy should be considered integral to treatment in every PD patient... - Restless legs syndrome: diagnostic assessment and the advantages and risks of dopaminergic treatmentBirgit Hogl
Dept of Neurology, Medical University, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria
J Neurol 253:IV22-8. 2006..Very careful tailoring of the dose is required to avoid the development of treatment complications, specifically augmentation... - Restless legs syndromeBirgit Hogl
Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
Curr Opin Neurol 18:405-10. 2005..Those with the most significant findings were selected and will be reviewed... - Motor disturbances during non-REM and REM sleep in narcolepsy-cataplexy: a video-polysomnographic analysisBirgit Frauscher
Department of Neurology, Innsbruck Medical University, Austria
J Sleep Res 20:514-21. 2011..This supports the concept of a general sleep motor dysregulation in narcolepsy-cataplexy, which potentially contributes to or even underlies sleep fragmentation in this disease... - REM sleep behavior disorder in 703 sleep-disorder patients: the importance of eliciting a comprehensive sleep historyBirgit Frauscher
Innsbruck Medical University, Department of Neurology, Anichstrasse 35, A 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Sleep Med 11:167-71. 2010..Moreover, we investigated referral diagnoses of patients subsequently diagnosed with RBD and assessed the frequency of incidental RBD... - A descriptive analysis of neck myoclonus during routine polysomnographyBirgit Frauscher
Department of Neurology, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
Sleep 33:1091-6. 2010..This study assesses the occurrence, frequency, and characteristics of neck myoclonus in REM sleep in a prospective sleep disorder cohort, and investigates clinical correlates and associations with medication... - Fragmentary myoclonus in sleep revisited: a polysomnographic study in 62 patientsBirgit Frauscher
Department of Neurology, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
Sleep Med 12:410-5. 2011..To investigate the frequency of fragmentary myoclonus (FM) in a sleep-disorder population, to analyze its distribution across sleep stages and to examine potential associations with clinical correlates and night-to-night variability... - The severity range of restless legs syndrome (RLS) and augmentation in a prospective patient cohort: association with ferritin levelsBirgit Frauscher
Department of Neurology, Innsbruck Medical University, Anichstrasse 35, A 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Sleep Med 10:611-5. 2009..The aim of the study was to prospectively examine all patients with a diagnosis of RLS consulting a sleep disorders clinic and to assess RLS severity and augmentation and their associations, including ferritin levels... - The relation between abnormal behaviors and REM sleep microstructure in patients with REM sleep behavior disorderBirgit Frauscher
Innsbruck Medical University, Department of Neurology, Anichstrasse 35, A 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Sleep Med 10:174-81. 2009..To investigate the temporal relation between rapid eye movement (REM) sleep microstructure (REMs, EMG activity) and motor events in REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD)... - Restless legs syndrome in Parkinson's diseaseCecilia M Peralta
Department of Neurology, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
Mov Disord 24:2076-80. 2009..7 years). The majority (n = 17, 61%) who scored positive for RLS reported that the urge to move the legs and unpleasant sensations were associated with wearing off, raising the possibility of RLS mimics in fluctuating patients with PD... - White and gray matter abnormalities in idiopathic rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder: a diffusion-tensor imaging and voxel-based morphometry studyChristoph Scherfler
Department of Neurology, Innsbruck Medical University, Austria
Ann Neurol 69:400-7. 2011.... - Quantification of electromyographic activity during REM sleep in multiple muscles in REM sleep behavior disorderBirgit Frauscher
Innsbruck Medical University, Department of Neurology, Innsbruck, Austria
Sleep 31:724-31. 2008.... - Decision Making and Executive Functions in REM Sleep Behavior DisorderMargarete Delazer
Department of Neurology, Innsbruck, Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
Sleep 35:667-73. 2012..It has been proposed that iRBD patients show a cognitive profile similar to patients with PD... - PLM detection by actigraphy compared to polysomnography: a validation and comparison of two actigraphsViola Gschliesser
Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Anichstrasse 35, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Sleep Med 10:306-11. 2009..To compare periodic leg movement (PLM) counts obtained with polysomnography (PSG) to those obtained from actigraphy with two devices (Actiwatch and PAM-RL)... - Restless legs syndrome in Friedreich ataxia: a polysomnographic studyBirgit Frauscher
Department of Neurology, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
Mov Disord 26:302-6. 2011..The finding that RLS is more frequent in the context of lower serum ferritin levels in FA is interesting, but requires further investigation in larger patient samples... - Scales to assess sleep impairment in Parkinson's disease: critique and recommendationsBirgit Hogl
Department of Neurology, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
Mov Disord 25:2704-16. 2010..The task force does not recommend the development of new scales, but emphasizes the need for educational efforts to train physicians in sleep interview techniques and polysomnography... - Midbrain hyperechogenicity in idiopathic REM sleep behavior disorderHeike Stockner
Department of Neurology, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck 6020, Austria
Mov Disord 24:1906-9. 2009..The prospective follow-up of this iRBD cohort is needed to establish if those with midbrain hyperechogenicity will go on to develop clinically defined PD or not... - Disturbance of rapid eye movement sleep in spinocerebellar ataxia type 2Sylvia M Boesch
Clinical Department of Neurology, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
Mov Disord 21:1751-4. 2006..Abnormal motor control during sleep with periodic leg movements and REM sleep without atonia occurs frequently in SCA2. This finding may reflect a dysfunction of dopaminergic and/or brainstem and cerebellar outflow pathways... - Cerebral vasoreactivity decreases overnight in severe obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: a study of cerebral hemodynamicsMartin Furtner
Innsbruck Medical University, Department of Neurology, Anichstrasse 35, Innsbruck, Austria
Sleep Med 10:875-81. 2009..However, there is limited data on the effects of recurring apneas in severe OSAS on cerebral circulation and their consequences on cerebrovascular reactivity and compliance... - Efficacy and augmentation during 6 months of double-blind pramipexole for restless legs syndromeBirgit Hogl
Department of Neurology, Innsbruck Medical University, Anichstrasse 35, A 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Sleep Med 12:351-60. 2011..Pramipexole is an effective treatment for restless legs syndrome (RLS), but no controlled studies have lasted >12 weeks... - Treatment of moderate to severe restless legs syndrome: 2-year safety and efficacy of rotigotine transdermal patchBirgit Hogl
Department of Neurology, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
BMC Neurol 10:86. 2010..This study reports the 2-year follow-up safety and efficacy data of an ongoing open-label multicenter extension study (NCT00498186) of transdermal rotigotine in patients with moderate to severe restless legs syndrome (RLS)... - Mode of vagus nerve stimulation differentially affects sleep related breathing in patients with epilepsyViola Gschliesser
Medical University Innsbruck, Department of Neurology, Anichstrasse 35, A 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Seizure 18:339-42. 2009..We describe the influence of vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) with standard mode and rapid cycling mode on sleep related breathing in two patients with epilepsy... - White and gray matter abnormalities in narcolepsy with cataplexyChristoph Scherfler
Department of Neurology, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
Sleep 35:345-51. 2012.... - Progressive development of augmentation during long-term treatment with levodopa in restless legs syndrome: results of a prospective multi-center studyBirgit Hogl
Department of Neurology, Innsbruck Medical University, Anichstr 35, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria
J Neurol 257:230-7. 2010..039). Augmentation was common with levodopa, but could be tolerated by most patients during this 6-month trial. Patients should be followed over longer periods to determine if dropout rates increase with time... - RLS assessment and sleep questionnaires in practice--lessons learned from Parkinson's diseaseBirgit Hogl
Department of Neurology, Innsbruck Medical University, Anichstrasse 35, A 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Sleep Med 8:S7-12. 2007..Specific scales are already well established in Parkinson's disease, and a more widespread and frequent use of scales and questionnaires will also enhance clinical care and long-term monitoring of patients with RLS... - Auditory startle reaction is disinhibited in idiopathic restless legs syndromeBirgit Frauscher
Department of Neurology, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
Sleep 30:489-93. 2007..Because the auditory startle reaction is abnormal in disorders with substantia nigra pathology, we hypothesized that auditory startle responses (ASRs) might also be altered in restless legs syndrome (RLS)... - Video analysis of motor events in REM sleep behavior disorderBirgit Frauscher
Department of Neurology, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
Mov Disord 22:1464-70. 2007..05). This study shows a very high number and great variety of motor events during REM sleep in symptomatic RBD. However, most motor events are minor, and violent episodes represent only a small fraction... - Executive functions, information sampling, and decision making in narcolepsy with cataplexyMargarete Delazer
Clinical Department of Neurology, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
Neuropsychology 25:477-87. 2011..Narcolepsy with cataplexy (NC) affects neurotransmitter systems regulating emotions and cognitive functions. This study aimed to assess executive functions, information sampling, reward processing, and decision making in NC... - Akathisia, restless legs and periodic limb movements in sleep in Parkinson's diseaseWerner Poewe
Department of Neurology, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
Neurology 63:S12-6. 2004..Long-term prospective studies of RLS cohorts will clarify whether or not RLS is associated with an increased risk for development of PD... - Voxel-based morphometry in narcolepsyChristian Brenneis
Department of Neurology, Medical University Innsbruck, Anichstr 35, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Sleep Med 6:531-6. 2005..Recent studies using this technique reported controversial results in patients with narcolepsy... - RLS, PLM, and their differential diagnosis--a video guideBirgit Hogl
Department of Neurology, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
Mov Disord 22:S414-9. 2007.... - Management of respiratory deterioration in a pregnant patient with severe kyphoscoliosis by non-invasive positive pressure ventilationChristian M Kähler
Division of General Internal Medicine Pneumology Service, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
Wien Klin Wochenschr 114:874-7. 2002.... - Association of daytime sleepiness with COMT polymorphism in patients with parkinson disease: a pilot studyBirgit Frauscher
Innsbruck Medical University, Department of Neurology, Innsbruck, Austria
Sleep 27:733-6. 2004..To evaluate an association between catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) genotype and subjective daytime sleepiness in patients with Parkinson disease...