Sleep Medicine
Podcasts
Excessive daytime sleepiness
Richa Bhatia, MD, FAPA, discusses the common underlying causes of excessive daytime sleepiness and the importance of screening for and managing...
Conference Coverage
Most arrhythmia clinic patients have undetected OSA
BOSTON – “Just about every patient with an arrhythmia should have a sleep study.”
Conference Coverage
Daytime sleepiness linked to subsequent brain amyloid
BOSTON – The longest-running study of human aging in the U.S. shows a relationship between EDS and Alzheimer’s.
Cases That Test Your Skills
A veteran who is suicidal while sleeping
Mr. R, age 28, an Iraq and Afghanistan veteran with major depressive disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), is awoken by his wife to...
From the Journals
Light therapy eases Parkinson’s-related sleep disturbances
A pilot randomized controlled study in Parkinson’s disease patients shows that light therapy shows promise for reducing daytime sleepiness and...
Conference Coverage
Sleep apnea may induce distinct form of atrial fibrillation
Atrial fibrillation associated with sleep apnea appears to have features that should be addressed specifically for sustained rhythm control.
From the Journals
Internet-based CBT may be effective treatment for chronic insomnia
A study of more than 300 adults with chronic insomnia shows that cognitive-behavioral therapy delivered online can lead to improved sleep...
News
Hot flashes and sleep disruption contribute independently to depression in menopause
Hot flashes and sleep disruption contribute independently to depression in menopause
News
MRI measurements reveal effects of sleep deprivation
Key clinical point: Brain responses to sustained-attention tasks deteriorated with sleep deprivation and varied according to circadian rhythms,...
Pearls
Disordered sleep: Ask the right questions to reveal this hidden confounder
Conference Coverage
Flumazenil effective in refractory hypersomnolence
DENVER – Compounded formulation of GABA-A antagonist performed well in large uncontrolled series.