Sleep Disorders

Patients with REM sleep percentage less than 15% were associated with poorer horizontal optokinetic nystagmus grades and more severe illness.

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Having previously served as head of the organization during the Obama administration, Califf will replace current Acting Commissioner Janet Woodcock, MD.

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Chris Winter, MD, reflects on the challenges in reaching a differential diagnosis of narcolepsy given the number of diseases with similar presentations.

An expert shares broad perspective on narcolepsy, discussing its causes, differences between types 1 and 2, and symptoms that may occur in patients.

Twelve months after subthalamic deep brain stimulation, patients with and without RBD had MDS-UPDRS IV score decrease, MDS-UPDRS III MedOff decrease, and total LEDD decrease, with no between group difference.

Data suggest the need to investigate sleep-disordered breathing even before lung function is compromised in patients with cystic fibrosis.

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Expert clinicians offer their perspectives on the ongoing shortage of neurologists, stigmas associated with migraine, diets for those with epilepsy, mesenchymal stem cells in MS, and other topics.

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Investigators interviewed 20 community neurologists about the impact of the pandemic on their professional and personal lives, finding 4 main themes among their responses.

The professor of neurology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center discussed the treatment potential of melanin concentrating hormone receptor 1 antagonists for narcolepsy. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

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Excessive daytime sleepiness is a hallmark of a number of sleep disorders, and ensuring the proper diagnosis and management of those presenting with it is crucial to care.

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In responding to complex cognitive tasks, the insomnia group had slower and more variable response latencies, produced fewer correct responses, and had more errors than normal sleepers.

Investigators found that stress was likely to be the most modifiable risk factor.

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Data from a recent study suggest that symptoms of potential obstructive sleep apnea influence this mediation.

Findings from the phase 3 REST-ON trial of the investigational sodium oxybate formulation show treatment improves sleep latency response and cataplexy response in patients with narcolepsy.

Patients with chronic insomnia were included in the study to understand whether priming is necessary for partial reinforcement of treatment responses.