What Medications Are Linked With Periodic Limb Movements in Sleep?
Mark Boulos launched a large cohort study investigating the relationship between medication classes and periodic limb movements.
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You may find you feel a little more tired than usual next month as you adjust to the start of Daylight Saving Time, which begins at 2 AM on Sunday, March 8. “An hour seems like a minor change, but moving the clock ahead one hour...
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Falling into Sleep
The cofounders of Sleep Logistics didn’t intend to end up running laboratories, but the owners are bringing innovative ideas to sleep diagnostics.
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When Lying Still Is Only a Dream
Recognition and management of RLS and PLMD.
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CPAP and Periodic Limb Movements
A study examines a possible link between the two.
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Age Makes a Difference
Considering the numerous adverse effects of sleep disorders, it is imporant to properly assess sleep problems in all age groups.
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Monitoring PLM in Children
A recent study demonstrates that accelerometry can play an important role in detecting PLM in children for both clinical and research purposes.
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Expanding Sleep Centers’ Capabilities
Actigraphy is making its way back into the mainstream through its ease of use and ability to integrate easily within already existing systems and protocols.
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Sleeping Soundly in the Rockies
The Sleep Center at National Jewish Medical and Research Center in Denver maintains its excellence through education, research, and offering comprehensive care
Read MoreRecognizing and Managing RLS and PLMD
Optimal management of RLS and PLMD depends on accurate diagnosis, including identification of possible triggers and institution of the appropriate therapeutic modalities
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Staying Power in South Carolina
Read MorePredicting SDB Prior to a Sleep Study
An accurate history and physical examination, taking one or more questionnaires determining daytime sleepiness, and a visual assessment of facial anomalies help to accurately identify patients with a high probability of having sleep disordered breathing.
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Pharmacology and Sleep Disorders
It is important that clinicians be aware of drugs that alter patients’ sleep or impair daytime alertness, which may compromise their well-being and day-to-day activities.
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Effective therapeutic intervention is available through behavioral strategies and pharmacotherapy when treating restless legs syndrome and periodic leg movements in sleep
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