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.jpg) Sleep Disorders Associated With Neurological Conditions
Don’t let these problems go undiagnosed.
According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, over 40 million Americans have some type of sleep disorder. Many of these disorders are closely associated with neurological conditions. Parkinson’s patients are more vulnerable to REM disorders and restless legs syndrome. MS patients tend to have insomnia. Seizure patients have seizures while asleep and sleep apnea exacerbates the pain that chronic-pain patients suffer from.
Sleep specialist Dr. Kristi Posey, a board-certified neurologist, has extensive specialized training in the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders associated with neurological conditions. This includes, but is not limited to:
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) — Sleep apnea is the cessation of breathing during sleep for 10 seconds in duration. When it occurs 30 or more times during a seven-hour period of nocturnal sleep, then OSA is present. OSA is a serious condition that is common among neurological patients. If left undiagnosed and untreated, it may lead to hypertension, coronary heart disease, pulmonary hypertension, myocardial infarction, stroke, psychiatric disorders, cognitive impairment and, eventually, death.
- Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) — RLS is a relatively common sleep disorder characterized by uncomfortable feelings often described as itching, tingling, crawling or gnawing in the legs.
- Narcolepsy — People suffering from this sleep disorder often experience bouts of overwhelming sleepiness and may fall asleep for brief periods of time during the day. Besides sleepiness, narcolepsy is frequently accompanied by cataplexy, which involves a sudden loss of involuntary muscle control that can last seconds or minutes.
- REM Sleep Behavior Disorder — During rapid-eye-movement (REM) sleep, voluntary muscles are usually paralyzed. In this sleep disorder, the usual REM-associated muscle paralysis is absent. Which means people are able to act out their dreams. Punching, kicking, leaping and running from the bed are common.
- Sexsomnia — This disorder causes people to commit sexual acts while they are asleep. It is a form of non-REM parasomnia similar to sleepwalking. Parasomnias are disorders that intrude into the sleep process and create disruptive sleep-related events.
- Sleep-Related Epilepsy — Epileptic seizures can be found in either wakefulness or sleep, and there are some types that are found mostly in sleep.
- Sleep-Related Headaches — Headaches can strike during sleep.
In some people, sleep-related headache is more common than waking headaches.
Sleep disorder testing is conducted by Samuel Sims, our registered polysomnographic technologist, while you sleep in one of our hotel-quality sleep study rooms. These rooms offer the ultimate in comfort, including a full-size bed, private shower, climate control and satellite television.
Let us help you get a superior night’s sleep. Visit our Patient Education Library to learn more about the association between sleep disorders and neurological conditions or call Superior Sleep Center in Houston, TX today at (713) 623-6762.
Sleep Disorders Associated With Neurological Conditions
Don’t let these problems go undiagnosed.
According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, over 40 million Americans have some type of sleep disorder. Many of these disorders are closely associated with neurological conditions. Parkinson’s patients are more vulnerable to REM disorders and restless legs syndrome. MS patients tend to have insomnia. Seizure patients have seizures while asleep and sleep apnea exacerbates the pain that chronic-pain patients suffer from.
Sleep specialist Dr. Kristi Posey, a board-certified neurologist, has extensive specialized training in the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders associated with neurological conditions. This includes, but is not limited to:
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) — Sleep apnea is the cessation of breathing during sleep for 10 seconds in duration. When it occurs 30 or more times during a seven-hour period of nocturnal sleep, then OSA is present. OSA is a serious condition that is common among neurological patients. If left undiagnosed and untreated, it may lead to hypertension, coronary heart disease, pulmonary hypertension, myocardial infarction, stroke, psychiatric disorders, cognitive impairment and, eventually, death.
- Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) — RLS is a relatively common sleep disorder characterized by uncomfortable feelings often described as itching, tingling, crawling or gnawing in the legs.
- Narcolepsy — People suffering from this sleep disorder often experience bouts of overwhelming sleepiness and may fall asleep for brief periods of time during the day. Besides sleepiness, narcolepsy is frequently accompanied by cataplexy, which involves a sudden loss of involuntary muscle control that can last seconds or minutes.
- REM Sleep Behavior Disorder — During rapid-eye-movement (REM) sleep, voluntary muscles are usually paralyzed. In this sleep disorder, the usual REM-associated muscle paralysis is absent. Which means people are able to act out their dreams. Punching, kicking, leaping and running from the bed are common.
- Sexsomnia — This disorder causes people to commit sexual acts while they are asleep. It is a form of non-REM parasomnia similar to sleepwalking. Parasomnias are disorders that intrude into the sleep process and create disruptive sleep-related events.
- Sleep-Related Epilepsy — Epileptic seizures can be found in either wakefulness or sleep, and there are some types that are found mostly in sleep.
- Sleep-Related Headaches — Headaches can strike during sleep.
In some people, sleep-related headache is more common than waking headaches.
Sleep disorder testing is conducted by Samuel Sims, our registered polysomnographic technologist, while you sleep in one of our hotel-quality sleep study rooms. These rooms offer the ultimate in comfort, including a full-size bed, private shower, climate control and satellite television.
Let us help you get a superior night’s sleep. Visit our Patient Education Library to learn more about the association between sleep disorders and neurological conditions or call Superior Sleep Center in Houston, TX today at (713) 623-6762.
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