Functional neuroimaging of sleep disorders.
Functional neuroimaging methods provide a means to understand brain function in patients with sleep disorders. This paper summarizes functional neuroimaging findings in sleep disorders patients, and studies addressing the pharmacology of sleep and sleep disorders. Areas in which functional neuroimaging methods may be helpful in sleep medicine, and in which future development is advised, include: 1) clarification of pathophysiology; 2) aid in differential diagnosis; 3) assessment of treatment response; 4) guiding new drug development; and 5) monitoring treatment response.
Nofzinger
Eric A
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Sleep Neuroimaging Research Program, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 3811 O'Hara Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA. nofzingerea@upmc.edu
D001921:Brain / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology*