Sleep Medicine
News
Jaw Surgery Limits Severe Sleep Apnea in Soldiers
Major Finding: After maxillomandibular advancement surgery, the severity of obstructive sleep apnea was reduced by at least 50% in 22 patients, of...
News
Apnea: Wakeful Analysis Eyed as Polysomnography Alternative
Major Finding: Variation in the average power of tracheal breath sounds at different positions was able to predict the severity of obstructive...
Commentary
The Value of Sleep
Cases That Test Your Skills
Pregnant and moving involuntarily
After Ms. A delivers a preterm girl, the obstetrics service notes she has a blunted affect and involuntary movement of the arms and legs. What...
News
Sleep Disturbance, Early-Morning Symptoms in Parkinson's Studied
Major Finding: Only a modest correlation between severity of nocturnal sleep disturbances and early-morning motor symptoms was observed in...
Podcasts
What to consider when prescribing for patients with substance abuse disorders
Daniel Gih, MD
Pearls
Help patients SLEEP without medication
Before writing a prescription, be prepared to educate patients about sleep and how it can be facilitated without medication
News
Poor Sleep May Contribute to Antenatal Depression
Major Finding: Pregnant women with severe physical discomfort in the first trimester might experience a poor sleep, which could predispose them to...
Pearls
Hydroxyzine: Rational choice for inpatients with insomnia
We have found that hydroxyzine is effective, well tolerated, and has fewer side effects than other commonly used hypnotics
Cases That Test Your Skills
The mysterious foreign accent
While treating Ms. D for a suspected psychotic disorder, you learn she has developed a foreign accent. What could be the cause of this unusual...