title: Sleep Disorders in Neurologic Practice: A Case-based Approach.
abstract: Sleep disorders are common in neurology practice, but are often undiagnosed and untreated. Specific patient cohorts, such as older adults, patients residing in nursing homes, and patients with underlying chronic neurologic and psychiatric disorders, are at particular risk. If these sleep problems are not properly evaluated and managed the patient may experience exacerbation of the underlying neurologic disorder. This article highlights some of the key sleep disorders relevant to practicing neurologists, emphasizing hypersomnolence, insomnia, and sleep-related movement disorders in the setting of neurologic disorders to enhance the tools available for evaluation, and discusses management strategies.
authors.affiliation: Sleep Laboratory, East Bay Division, Department of Neurology, Veterans Affairs Northern California Health Care System, 150 Muir Road, Martinez, CA 94553, USA.
authors.forename: Lori Ani
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Panossian
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, UCLA Sleep Disorders Center, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 710 Westwood Boulevard, Room 1-145 RNRC, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1769, USA. Electronic address: avidan@mednet.ucla.edu.
authors.forename: Alon Y
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Avidan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*
keywords: Circadian rhythm disorders; Insomnia; Narcolepsy; REM sleep behavior disorder; Restless leg syndrome; Sleep apnea; Sleep disorders