Regional brain metabolism differs between narcolepsy type 1 and idiopathic hypersomnia
Source : https://academic.oup.com/sleep/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/sleep/zsab050/6161267
AbstractStudy Objectives. Daytime sleepiness is a manifestation of multiple sleep and neurologic disorders. Few studies have assessed patterns of regional brain
Risk of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness Associated to Major Depression in Adolescents
Source : https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11126-021-09922-x
Given the limited data currently available in the literature, the aim of this study was to investigate the risk of excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) associated with major depression in a...
Prevalence of narcolepsy in patients with H63D syndrome
Source : https://www.authorea.com/doi/full/10.22541/au.162066496.69113793
H63D syndrome is a phenotype of a homozygous mutation of the HFE gene H63D, which is otherwise known to cause at most mild classical hemochromatosis. H63D syndrome leads to an...
Abnormally abrupt transitions from sleep-to-wake in Huntington's disease sheep (Ovis aries) are revealed by automated analysis of sleep/wake transition dynamics
Source : https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0251767
Sleep disturbance is a common and disruptive symptom of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Huntington's disease (HD). In HD patients, sleep fragmentation appears at an early stage of disease,...
56-year-old patient with history of PTSD
A fifty-six-year-old male presents with history of post-traumatic stress disorder due to childhood physical abuse. He has trouble sleeping due to flashbacks, which he has had since his teenage years. He has tried therapy and EMDR, but continues to face insomnia. The patient reports falling asleep during...
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Larry Berman5yrYou could use a sleep aid such as gaba or trazodone as well
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LARRY BERMAN5yrI am a big advocate for therapy for this patient given his problems from his past.