This content is machine translated Sleep disorder Sleep medicine in transition: new goals and a reassessment of old hypnotics Sleep and circadian rhythm disorders (SCRDs) often occur as early comorbidities in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and Parkinson’s disease (PD), often decades before typical symptoms appear. Sleep...…
View Post 26 min This content is machine translated Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome Fitness to drive with OSAS The biggest enemy of fitness to drive – from a sleep medicine perspective – is sleepiness. The most common underlying cause is obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). “Drowsiness: greater traffic… CME-Test
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Chronic insomnia Careful clarification and differentiated therapy The diagnosis of chronic insomnia-one of the most common disorders in sleep medicine-is made clinically and requires a careful review of the medical and sleep history. When selecting a treatment…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Interpretation of peripheral arterial tonometry in sleep medicine. High importance in outpatient sleep medicine diagnostics Peripheral arterial tonometry is a modern technique for outpatient sleep medicine diagnostics. Evaluations for sleep architecture analysis can be fully automated and manual. Low patient stress allows multiple measurements to…
