The NeurologyLive® clinical focus page on sleep disorders provides information about the latest FDA actions, clinical guideline updates, clinical trial findings, and interviews with physicians on conditions such as obstructive sleep apnea, cataplexy, narcolepsy, insomnia, excessive daytime sleepiness, and more. The page features podcasts, videos, and news stories about the latest in clinical care for these sleep disorders.
August 29th 2025
A recent Canadian study reported similar trends in polysomnography and positive airway pressure initiation over a decade between patients with Parkinson disease and matched controls.
Narcolepsy Potentially Identified as a Symptom of Immediate Food Allergic Reactions in Pediatrics
September 20th 2023In a large cohort of 848 pediatric participants with challenge-proven food allergy, investigators identified narcolepsy-like sleepiness as a symptom impacting more than 1 in 10 patients with food allergies.
Long-Term Safety and Tolerability of Low-Sodium Oxybate Confirmed
September 19th 2023In a recent long-term analysis of a phase 3 trial, the most common treatment-emergent adverse events that led to discontinuation of low-sodium oxybate were cataplexy, headache, nausea, and psychiatric disorders.
Ulotaront Fails to Differentiate From Placebo in Phase 1b Crossover Trial for Narcolepsy-Cataplexy
September 17th 2023Acute and sustained treatment with ulotaront did not show a statistically significant decrease from placebo in total number of cataplexy events and had no significant change in other symptomatic ratings over a 2-week treatment period.
Opioids Improve Disturbed Nocturnal Sleep and Excessive Daytime Sleepiness in Narcolepsy Type 1
September 14th 2023In a recent study on patients with narcolepsy type 1, those who used opioid drugs such as oxycodone and codeine were significantly associated with improved self-reported narcolepsy symptom severity.
Longer Sleep Latency Time Observed With Recent Definition of Sleep Onset, Meta-Analysis Shows
September 14th 2023A recent systematic review and meta-analysis showed that normal mean sleep latency in adults was 11.7 minutes using the earlier definition of sleep onset and 11.8 minutes using the later definition of sleep onset.
SomnoRing Appears Usable and Acceptable to Assess Sleep Health in Diverse Populations
September 10th 2023Recent research highlights how advanced technology like remote monitoring devices or wearables and smartphone-based apps for sleep health can be delivered at the point of care to meet the needs of patients.
Memory Consolidation in Epilepsy Enhanced During Sleep With Deep Brain Stimulation
September 8th 2023Researchers developed a novel “closed-loop” system that delivered electrical pulses in a brain region to synchronize brain activity recorded from another region in the brain to improve memory.