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What physiological changes are primarily responsible for cardiac remodeling and reduced function in patients with obstructive sleep apnea?
Which of the following complications is NOT commonly associated with obstructive sleep apnea?
Which statement about testosterone production and sleep is true?
What is considered the most significant cause of increased pulmonary vascular afterload in obstructive sleep apnea?
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How does sleep deprivation impact testosterone in males aged 45-74?
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What role does melatonin play in the retina at low light intensities?
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How does melatonin impact oxidative stress in tissues?
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What potential effect does proper melatonin fluctuation have on metabolic health?
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Which of the following is NOT a consequence of disrupted sleep patterns?
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What is a potential effect of melatonin on pain transmission?
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What impact does blue light have on melatonin secretion compared to dim light?
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Which of the following is a known complication associated with Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)?
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Which statement about melatonin’s presence in tissues is true?
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What is the primary effect of Trypanosoma brucei infection on sleep architecture during the late phase?
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Which area in the brain does Trypanosoma brucei concentrate in, leading to neuropsychiatric disorders?
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What characterizes the excessive daytime sleepiness felt by individuals with Sleeping Sickness?
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What is the role of melatonin in regulating circadian rhythms?
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Which of the following factors can contribute to the development of sleep apnea?
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What distinguishes narcolepsy from the sleep disturbances caused by Trypanosoma brucei?
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What is a notable symptom of the early phase of Sleeping Sickness caused by Trypanosoma brucei?
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How does the presence of Trypanosoma brucei in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) contribute to diagnosis?
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What is a significant consequence of melatonin's role in inflammation regulation.
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Which hormone is closely associated with the impact of sleep disturbance on reproductive health?
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Which process is primarily disrupted during sleep disturbance as related to the immune system?
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What is the mechanism through which sleep disturbance increases the risk of infectious disease?
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How does Trypanosoma brucei affect sleep architecture specifically during its late phase?
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What is the primary function of clock genes in the body?
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Which component is important for keeping clock genes entrained to a 24-hour cycle?
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How are clock genes altered in the body?
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What aspect of sleep is clock gene activity NOT responsible for?
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What term best describes the biological behavior governed by clock genes?
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What primary condition is linked with increased right ventricular afterload in patients with obstructive sleep apnea?
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Which of the following is a potential consequence of untreated obstructive sleep apnea?
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How does sleep deprivation affect testosterone levels in older males?
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What other health risk is notably associated with obstructive sleep apnea due to its effects on cardiovascular health?
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What is a key mechanism by which obstructive sleep apnea is thought to contribute to systemic free radical production?
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What indicates a focal seizure with impaired awareness rather than a generalized seizure?
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What is a characteristic of atypical absence seizures compared to typical absence seizures?
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Which phase of a generalized tonic-clonic seizure is characterized by muscle contraction and increased sympathetic nervous system activity?
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What symptom is most likely to be absent during an atonic seizure?
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What is a common feature of myoclonic seizures?
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Which statement accurately describes the post-ictal phase following a generalized tonic-clonic seizure?
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Which type of seizure is most commonly associated with infants?
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What is a potential sensory experience a patient might have during a focal seizure with intact awareness?
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What distinguishes generalized seizures from focal seizures?
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What is a critical aspect of ascertaining the awareness level in seizures?
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Which condition is a major cause of adult-onset seizures in low-income countries?
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In which population is there a shift towards seizures caused by CNS lesions or trauma?
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What is a primary effect of sleep deprivation on seizure activity?
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What is the preferred tissue type for the Taenia solium larval cysts in cysticercosis?
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Which of the following statements about MMP-9 polymorphism is TRUE?
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What key feature distinguishes neurocysticercosis from other forms of CNS infections?
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Which is NOT a neurological condition contributed to by drug withdrawal?
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What impact does neurocysticercosis have on sleep?
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Which age group shows the highest percentage of new epilepsy cases due to cerebrovascular disease?
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Study Notes
Nocturnal and Daytime Hypertension
- Large intrathoracic negative pressure swings during inspiration with an obstructed airway affect preload and afterload, leading to cardiac remodeling and reduced function.
- This increases the risk of congestive heart failure, supraventricular, and ventricular dysrhythmias.
- Hypoxia causes vasoconstriction and increased right ventricular afterload.
Complications of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)
- OSA is associated with premature death, likely due to increased thrombosis and systemic free radical production
- Atherosclerosis contributes to ischemic heart disease and stroke.
- Hypercoagulability and a higher prevalence of atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter is seen in OSA patients, contributing to stroke risk.
- Treating OSA improves insulin resistance.
Sleep Deprivation and Reproductive Health: Testosterone
- Sleep deprivation decreases testosterone production.
- Testosterone concentration peaks during sleep.
- Testosterone declines with age in males between 45 and 74.
- Poor sleep quality is associated with lower testosterone concentrations.
Melatonin
- Melatonin is a hormone secreted by the pineal gland, its production is suppressed by blue light.
- Individuals living in dim light are more sensitive to light and secrete more melatonin with a smaller light stimulus.
- Blind individuals exhibit free-running or abnormally synchronized melatonin and circadian rhythms.
- Melatonin can act as a paracrine signal in the retina, enhancing retinal function in low-intensity light.
- Melatonin increases the expression of antioxidant enzymes, superoxide dismutase, and glutathione peroxidase.
- Melatonin blocks Bax proapoptotic activity and reduces caspase 3.
- Melatonin possesses anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties, inhibiting cyclooxygenase (COX) enzyme expression, reducing excessive prostaglandin and leukotriene production.
Melatonin – Additional Information
- Melatonin is a potent antioxidant, localized in the mitochondria of various tissues.
- Melatonin has independent antioxidant activity beyond its receptor effects.
- The clinical significance of physiological melatonin concentrations as an antioxidant is unclear.
- However, on a gram per gram basis, melatonin is a better antioxidant than glutathione.
- There is evidence suggesting melatonin protects against breast and prostate cancer.
- Melatonin reduces systolic and diastolic blood pressure.
- Melatonin has neuroprotective effects in ischemic stroke models in rodents.
- Proper melatonin fluctuations throughout the day likely improve insulin sensitivity, decrease visceral fat mass, and hyperglycemia.
Cardiometabolic consequences of disrupted sleep
- Increased visceral fat mass
- Decreased insulin sensitivity and a higher incidence of obesity
- Increased incidence of metabolic syndrome
- Dyslipidemia
- Lower HDL and elevated triglycerides
Trypanosoma brucei and Sleeping Sickness
- Trypanosoma brucei (T.b.gambiense) is a unicellular parasite transmitted by the bite of the tsetse fly, an extracellular parasite.
- It is endemic to sub-Saharan Africa, where the tsetse fly is found.
- Sleeping sickness can last up to 3 years and is largely fatal, although some problematic treatments exist.
- The early phase of sleeping sickness involves the parasite residing in the bloodstream and interstitial space of a few organs.
- Symptoms include chronic, intermittent fevers, headache, pruritus, lymphadenopathy, and possibly hepatosplenomegaly.
- In the late phase, the parasite invades the CNS, causing sleep disturbance and neuropsychiatric disorders.
Sleeping Sickness- CNS Invasion
- The parasite is observed in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), indicating its presence in the CNS but it doesn’t seem to survive there long.
- It may penetrate the blood-brain barrier directly, although the exact mechanism is unclear.
- The blood-brain barrier itself remains undamaged.
- The parasite concentrates in the median eminence and hypothalamic areas.
Sleeping Sickness- Sleep Architecture Changes
- Total sleep duration remains unchanged.
- Increased daytime sleep and insomnia at night are observed.
- The changes in sleep architecture are similar to narcolepsy, including:
- SOREM episodes (sudden transition from wakefulness to sleep)
- Excessive daytime sleepiness
- Sleep fragmentation
Clock Genes
- Clock genes are intracellular “time-keeping” systems that regulate circadian rhythms
- Clock genes are found in most, if not all cells
- Clock genes operate in a complex network of feedback loops, generating rhythmic activity in cells
- Clock gene activity is typically 24 hours, but it requires entraining input from light-dark cycles to remain synchronized
- These genes produce proteins on an approximately 24-hour cycle
- Well-known clock genes include: Clock, Bmal1, the “period” genes (Per1, Per2, Per3), Cry1, and Cry2.
- The protein products of these genes increase and decrease over a 24-hour period, likely synchronized by melatonin fluctuations
Clock genes in circadian rhythms
- Clock genes are not responsible for the SCN's intrinsic rhythms
- Clock genes are responsible for the intrinsic rhythms of the rest of the body, including leukocytes, skeletal muscle, and the brain
- Clock genes are modified by sleep (and sleep deprivation), hormones (melatonin and others)
Complications of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)
- OSA is associated with premature death
- Increased thrombosis and systemic free radical production contribute to mortality
- Atherosclerosis is associated with ischemic heart disease and stroke
- There are higher rates of atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter, which contribute to stroke risk
- Treatment of OSA improves insulin resistance
Sleep Deprivation and Reproductive Health: Testosterone
- Sleep deprivation decreases testosterone production
- Testosterone concentrations peak during sleep
- Testosterone declines with age (males 45-74)
- Poor sleep quality is associated with lower testosterone concentrations
Seizures
- Focal seizures begin in one brain region and are often due to structural problems
- Generalized seizures arise from and spread rapidly throughout both cerebral hemispheres and are often due to cellular, biochemical, or structural problems
Focal Seizures – Intact Awareness
- Focal seizures with intact awareness arise from the medial temporal lobe or inferior frontal lobe
- The progression of focal seizures with intact awareness varies
- Seizures may start in one region and spread to include the entire region, which may cause paresis after the seizure
- Individuals may experience sensory changes or emotional experiences, like déjà vu, fear or detachment
Focal Seizures – Impaired Awareness
- Individuals may not necessarily lose consciousness during focal seizures with impaired awareness, but they are unable to respond appropriately to environmental changes, and they may have poor recollection after the seizure ends
- Individuals may experience an aura
- Automatisms, involuntary, automatic behaviors, may occur, which range from simple, like chewing, to complex
- Full recovery of consciousness may take seconds, hours, or longer
Generalized Seizures
- Typical Absence Seizures are sudden, brief lapses in consciousness without loss of postural control; they last seconds, are commonly seen in childhood, and may occur 100 times daily, which may appear as “daydreaming”
- Atypical Absence Seizures are longer and more gradual in onset, may include focal and motor symptoms, and usually result from diffuse or multifocal structural abnormalities
- Generalized, Tonic-Clonic Seizures can occur in many different settings because they can result from metabolic problems
- Generalized, Tonic-Clonic Seizures have a tonic phase, which lasts 10-20 seconds and involves tonic contraction of muscles throughout the body, an ictal cry, impaired respiration, jaw clenching, and increased SNS
- Generalized, Tonic-Clonic Seizures have a clonic phase, which is superimposed periods of muscle relaxation that increase in duration, which lasts a maximum of 1 minute
- Generalized, Tonic-Clonic Seizures have a post-ictal phase, which involves the individual being unresponsive, the muscles becoming flaccid, excess salivation, bladder or bowel incontinence, that recovers over minutes to hours
- Generalized, Tonic-Clonic Seizures often have a headache, fatigue, and muscle pain for hours following the seizure.
- Atonic Seizures produce a sudden loss of postural muscles lasting 1-2 seconds, and include a brief impairment in consciousness without post-ictal confusion
- Myoclonic Seizures are sudden, brief muscle contractions of a body part or the whole body
- Epileptic Spasms primarily occur in infants
Etiology and Pathophysiology of Seizures - Neonate/Infant
- Congenital CNS abnormalities, trauma, CNS infection, hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, drug withdrawal, perinatal injury, and inborn errors of metabolism (i.e., pyridoxine deficiency)
Etiology and Pathophysiology of Seizures - Early Childhood
- Febrile seizures
Etiology and Pathophysiology of Seizures - Childhood
- Many well-defined epilepsy syndromes present in childhood, often due to idiopathic or genetic causes
Etiology and Pathophysiology of Seizures - Adolescents and Adults
- Shift towards acquired seizures due to CNS lesions, head trauma, CNS infection (i.e.neurocystericosis), tumors, illicit drug use or alcohol withdrawal, and autoimmune disorders (i.e., antibodies against CNS K+ channels)
Etiology and Pathophysiology of Seizures - Older Adults
- Cerebrovascular disease (FYI 50% of new cases of epilepsy in >65yo), trauma, degenerative diseases (chronic seizures often appear months or years after the initial stroke)
Etiology and Pathophysiology of Seizures - Any Age
- Metabolic disturbances (electrolyte imbalance, hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia), renal failure, hepatic failure, hematological disorders, endocrine disorders, vasculitis, and a variety of medications
Sleep Deprivation and Epilepsy
- Sleep deprivation can provoke seizures, which is especially true for generalized epilepsy, but not all seizures or epilepsies
- Cortical excitability increases with the amount of time spent awake
- Epilepsy can affect sleep quality, increasing wake time after sleep onset, reducing REM sleep quality, delaying the first REM episode, changing NREM sleep oscillations, and disrupting the sleep cycle in general
Taenia - Worm Infestations
- Tapeworms infect cattle and pigs when they eat contaminated vegetation
- Tapeworms invade muscles and survive for years
- Humans become infected by eating undercooked or raw infected meat
- Symptoms include mild abdominal symptoms and proglottids which exit via the anus and are passed in the stool
Cysticercosis and Neurocysticercosis
- Cysticercosis is the infection of the muscle (or other tissue) by the larval cysts of Taenia solium (pork tape worm). These cysts can disseminate (preference for muscle and brain)
- Neurocysticercosis is the infection of the brain by Taenia solium, which is a major cause of adult-onset seizures in low-income countries
- Neurocysticercosis is the most common parasitic disease of the central nervous system
- The parasite is able to survive in the brain for extended periods without symptoms due to complex immune evasion
- The presentation of Neurocysticercosis is variable, ranging from minimal symptoms to sudden seizures, increased intracranial pressure, and possibly death
Neurocysticercosis Pathogenesis
- MMP-9 polymorphism is associated with symptomatic patients, who experience seizures, compared to asymptomatic patients
- Increased BBB permeability is associated with MMP-9, which degrades the BBB
- MMP-9 contributes to the parasites ability to cross the BBB
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This quiz explores the connections between nocturnal and daytime hypertension, complications of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and the impact of sleep deprivation on reproductive health. Understand how conditions like OSA can lead to serious cardiovascular issues and hormonal imbalances.
