Impact of Alzheimer's disease on sleep in adults with Down syndrome


Por: Giménez, S, Vaqué-Alcázar, L, Zhu, NL, Benejam, B, Arranz, J, Maure-Blesa, L, Videla, L, Carmona-Iragui, M, Barroeta, I, Rebillat, AS, Rodriguez-Baz, I, Bejanin, A, Arriola-Infante, JE, Bueno, A, Fernandez, S, Ribas, L, Zsadanyi, SE, Morcillo-Nieto, AO, Alcolea, D, Lisgaras, CP, Blessing, E, Osorio, RS, Lleo, A, Fortea, J

Publicada: 1 jul 2025
Resumen:
INTRODUCTIONDown syndrome (DS) is a genetic form of Alzheimer's disease (AD), with a high prevalence of sleep disorders, but data in adults with DS and dementia are lacking. We aim to assess sleep in adults with DS across the AD continuum.METHODSWe studied 78 healthy controls and 229 adults with DS (154 asymptomatic, 25 with prodromal AD, and 75 with AD) with subjective sleep measures and objective nocturnal polysomnography.RESULTSAdults with DS presented worse sleep quality and higher prevalence of unnoticed obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) than controls. Sleep disruption and OSA severity increased across the AD continuum. Age-related decreases in slow-wave sleep and rapid eye movement sleep were more pronounced in the DS group. Subjective sleep measures did not capture sleep disorders.CONCLUSIONSIn DS, AD is linked to worse sleep disturbances and altered architecture. However, longitudinal studies are needed to clarify directionality and disease progression.Highlights Down syndrome (DS) is associated with increased slow-wave sleep (SWS) and reduced rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. Obstructive sleep apnea prevalence increases along the Alzheimer's disease continuum in DS. Age-related decreases in SWS and REM sleep are accelerated in DS. Subjective sleep measures do not detect sleep disturbances in adults with DS.

Filiaciones:
Giménez, S:
 Hosp Santa Creu & Sant Pau, Biomed Res Inst St Pau IIB SANT PAU, Resp Dept, Multidisciplinary Sleep Unit, Barcelona, Spain

 Univ Autonoma Barcelona, Hosp Santa Creu & St Pau, Biomed Res Inst St Pau IIB SANT PAU, Dept Neurol,St Pau Memory Unit, Barcelona, Spain

 Ctr Biomed Invest Network Neurodegenerat Dis CIBER, Madrid, Spain

Vaqué-Alcázar, L:
 Univ Autonoma Barcelona, Hosp Santa Creu & St Pau, Biomed Res Inst St Pau IIB SANT PAU, Dept Neurol,St Pau Memory Unit, Barcelona, Spain

 Univ Barcelona, Inst Neurosci, Inst Invest Biomed August Pi & Sunyer IDIBAPS, Dept Med,Fac Med & Hlth Sci, Barcelona, Spain

Zhu, NL:
 Univ Autonoma Barcelona, Hosp Santa Creu & St Pau, Biomed Res Inst St Pau IIB SANT PAU, Dept Neurol,St Pau Memory Unit, Barcelona, Spain

Benejam, B:
 Univ Autonoma Barcelona, Hosp Santa Creu & St Pau, Biomed Res Inst St Pau IIB SANT PAU, Dept Neurol,St Pau Memory Unit, Barcelona, Spain

 Fundacio Catalana Sindrome De Down, Barcelona Down Med Ctr, Barcelona, Spain

Arranz, J:
 Univ Autonoma Barcelona, Hosp Santa Creu & St Pau, Biomed Res Inst St Pau IIB SANT PAU, Dept Neurol,St Pau Memory Unit, Barcelona, Spain

Maure-Blesa, L:
 Univ Autonoma Barcelona, Hosp Santa Creu & St Pau, Biomed Res Inst St Pau IIB SANT PAU, Dept Neurol,St Pau Memory Unit, Barcelona, Spain

Videla, L:
 Univ Autonoma Barcelona, Hosp Santa Creu & St Pau, Biomed Res Inst St Pau IIB SANT PAU, Dept Neurol,St Pau Memory Unit, Barcelona, Spain

 Ctr Biomed Invest Network Neurodegenerat Dis CIBER, Madrid, Spain

 Fundacio Catalana Sindrome De Down, Barcelona Down Med Ctr, Barcelona, Spain

Carmona-Iragui, M:
 Univ Autonoma Barcelona, Hosp Santa Creu & St Pau, Biomed Res Inst St Pau IIB SANT PAU, Dept Neurol,St Pau Memory Unit, Barcelona, Spain

 Ctr Biomed Invest Network Neurodegenerat Dis CIBER, Madrid, Spain

 Fundacio Catalana Sindrome De Down, Barcelona Down Med Ctr, Barcelona, Spain

Barroeta, I:
 Univ Autonoma Barcelona, Hosp Santa Creu & St Pau, Biomed Res Inst St Pau IIB SANT PAU, Dept Neurol,St Pau Memory Unit, Barcelona, Spain

 Ctr Biomed Invest Network Neurodegenerat Dis CIBER, Madrid, Spain

Rebillat, AS:
 Inst Jerome Lejeune, Paris, France

Rodriguez-Baz, I:
 Univ Autonoma Barcelona, Hosp Santa Creu & St Pau, Biomed Res Inst St Pau IIB SANT PAU, Dept Neurol,St Pau Memory Unit, Barcelona, Spain

 Ctr Biomed Invest Network Neurodegenerat Dis CIBER, Madrid, Spain

Bejanin, A:
 Univ Autonoma Barcelona, Hosp Santa Creu & St Pau, Biomed Res Inst St Pau IIB SANT PAU, Dept Neurol,St Pau Memory Unit, Barcelona, Spain

 Ctr Biomed Invest Network Neurodegenerat Dis CIBER, Madrid, Spain

Arriola-Infante, JE:
 Univ Autonoma Barcelona, Hosp Santa Creu & St Pau, Biomed Res Inst St Pau IIB SANT PAU, Dept Neurol,St Pau Memory Unit, Barcelona, Spain

 Ctr Biomed Invest Network Neurodegenerat Dis CIBER, Madrid, Spain

Bueno, A:
 Univ Autonoma Barcelona, Hosp Santa Creu & St Pau, Biomed Res Inst St Pau IIB SANT PAU, Dept Neurol,St Pau Memory Unit, Barcelona, Spain

Fernandez, S:
 Fundacio Catalana Sindrome De Down, Barcelona Down Med Ctr, Barcelona, Spain

Ribas, L:
 Univ Autonoma Barcelona, Hosp Santa Creu & St Pau, Biomed Res Inst St Pau IIB SANT PAU, Dept Neurol,St Pau Memory Unit, Barcelona, Spain

 Ctr Biomed Invest Network Neurodegenerat Dis CIBER, Madrid, Spain

Zsadanyi, SE:
 Univ Autonoma Barcelona, Hosp Santa Creu & St Pau, Biomed Res Inst St Pau IIB SANT PAU, Dept Neurol,St Pau Memory Unit, Barcelona, Spain

Morcillo-Nieto, AO:
 Univ Autonoma Barcelona, Hosp Santa Creu & St Pau, Biomed Res Inst St Pau IIB SANT PAU, Dept Neurol,St Pau Memory Unit, Barcelona, Spain

Alcolea, D:
 Univ Autonoma Barcelona, Hosp Santa Creu & St Pau, Biomed Res Inst St Pau IIB SANT PAU, Dept Neurol,St Pau Memory Unit, Barcelona, Spain

 Ctr Biomed Invest Network Neurodegenerat Dis CIBER, Madrid, Spain

Lisgaras, CP:
 New York Univ Langone Hlth, Dept Psychiat, New York, NY 10017 USA

 Nathan S Kline Inst Psychiat Res, New York State Off Mental Hlth, Albany, NY USA

Blessing, E:
 New York Univ Langone Hlth, Dept Psychiat, New York, NY 10017 USA

 Nathan S Kline Inst Psychiat Res, New York State Off Mental Hlth, Albany, NY USA

Osorio, RS:
 New York Univ Langone Hlth, Dept Psychiat, New York, NY 10017 USA

 Nathan S Kline Inst Psychiat Res, New York State Off Mental Hlth, Albany, NY USA

Lleo, A:
 Univ Autonoma Barcelona, Hosp Santa Creu & St Pau, Biomed Res Inst St Pau IIB SANT PAU, Dept Neurol,St Pau Memory Unit, Barcelona, Spain

 Ctr Biomed Invest Network Neurodegenerat Dis CIBER, Madrid, Spain

Fortea, J:
 Univ Autonoma Barcelona, Hosp Santa Creu & St Pau, Biomed Res Inst St Pau IIB SANT PAU, Dept Neurol,St Pau Memory Unit, Barcelona, Spain

 Ctr Biomed Invest Network Neurodegenerat Dis CIBER, Madrid, Spain

 Fundacio Catalana Sindrome De Down, Barcelona Down Med Ctr, Barcelona, Spain
ISSN: 15525260





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