Sleep Medicine
Conference Coverage
Ask depressed patients about hypersomnia to screen for mixicity
BARCELONA – Hypersomnia suggests a mixed state in the setting of a major depressive episode.
Conference Coverage
OV-101 shows promise for Angelman syndrome
A novel drug affecting the GABAergic system improved sleep problems in a sample of adults and adolescents with Angelman Syndrome.
Cases That Test Your Skills
The teenager who couldn’t stay awake
Mr. G, age 14, presents to the ED with hypersomnolence and altered mental status. Drug screens are negative. What could be causing these symptoms...
From the Journals
Guidelines released for perimenopausal depression
The risk of perimenopausal depression is estimated to be 45%-68%.
Conference Coverage
Sleep: The new frontier in cardiovascular prevention
MUNICH - Sleep that’s too little, too much, or too disrupted boosts cardiovascular risk.
Evidence-Based Reviews
Dozing off: Examining excessive daytime sleepiness in psychiatric patients
Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) is “the inability to maintain wakefulness and alertness during the major waking periods of the day, with sleep...
Conference Coverage
Opioids negatively affect breathing during sleep
Long-term use of opioids, including methadone therapy, increases the risk of central sleep apnea, though adaptive servo ventilation can...
Podcasts
Excessive daytime sleepiness
Richa Bhatia, MD, FAPA, discusses the common underlying causes of excessive daytime sleepiness and the importance of screening for and managing...
Conference Coverage
Management of Lewy body dementia remains complex
ATLANTA – MRI scans can appear “pretty normal” in affected patients.
Cases That Test Your Skills
A veteran who is suicidal while sleeping
Mr. R, age 28, an Iraq and Afghanistan veteran with major depressive disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), is awoken by his wife to...
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA approves Xyrem to treat children with narcolepsy
The central nervous system depressant was approved for the treatment of cataplexy and excessive daytime sleepiness.
