Sleep Disorders in Neurological Practice

Sleep Disorders in Childhood Neurological Diseases

Sleep problems are frequently addressed as a primary or secondary concern during the visit to the pediatric neurology clinic. Sleep disorders can mimic other neurologic diseases (e.g., epilepsy and movement disorders), and this adds challenges to the diagnostic process. Sleep disorders can significantly affect the quality of life and functionality of children in general and those with comorbid ...

Stem Cell Therapy in Pediatric Neurological Disorders

Pediatric neurological disorders including muscular dystrophy, cerebral palsy, and spinal cord injury are defined as a heterogenous group of diseases, of which some are known to be genetic. The two significant features represented for stem cells, leading to distinguish them from other cell types are addressed as below: they can renew themselves besides the ability to differentiate into cells wi...

Sleep Disorders and Sleep Promotion in Nursing Practice

Diagnosing And Treating Co-Morbid Sleep Apnea In Neurological Disorders.

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is an extremely common public health problem manifested by sleep-disordered breathing, daytime hypersomnia and poor sleep quality, adverse neurocognitive sequelae, and hypoxia. OSA occurs in about two to four percent of the general population, or an estimated 18 million Americans. Co-morbid OSA is even more frequent in neurological patients, affecting at least onet...

Clinical Practice Guidelines for Sleep Disorders

S116 is a common complaint with a number of Psychiatric disorders e.g., depression, anxiety, and withdrawal from the substances that depress cerebral functioning. In addition, we now have evidence that link the depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia with the disordered circadian rhythms and many of these patients show delayed sleep wake phase cycle.Similarly, antidepressants are known t...