Sleep Disorder
Sleep Disorder
A sleep disorder (somnipathy) is a medical disorder of the sleep patterns of a person or animal. Some sleep disorders are serious enough to interfere with normal physical, mental and emotional functioning.
Most recent articles
Treatment of Restless Legs Syndrome
Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a common but frequently unrecognised condition characterised by uncomfortable and unpleasant sensations in the legs...
What Has Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Revealed Regarding the Neurobehavioral Correlates of Sleep Deprivation?
Total sleep deprivation (SD) for as little as 24 hours can result in measurable decline in cognitive performance.1 Beyond experimental settings,...
Beyond the Apnoea–Hypopnoea Index – Prognostic Value of Other Elements of Polysomnography to Describe Sleep-disordered Breathing in Heart Failure
A growing appreciation of the prevalence of sleep breathing disorders, especially as co-morbidities of disease syndromes such as chronic heart...
As Use of Herbal Remedies Soars, Patients Taking These and Cardiovascular Medications May be at Heightened Risk of Dangerous, Potentially Life-Threatening Interactions
"Many people have a false sense of security about these herbal products because they are seen as 'natural,'" said Arshad Jahangir, M.D.,...
Simultaneous sleep study and nasoendoscopic investigation in a patient with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome refractory to continuous positive airway pressure:a case report
Introduction Obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) is characterized by a recurrent collapse of all or some parts of the upper airway during...
Medical Guidelines
Practice parameters for the treatment of narcolepsy and other hypersomnias of central origin.
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Practice parameters for the treatment of snoring and obstructive sleep apnea with oral appliances: an update for 2005.
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