A pediatric neurologist who specialized in sleep disorders believed the symptoms could be a harbinger for childhood psychiatric concerns including ADHD, Bipolar and ODD. On mother’s side there is a family history of childhood sleep disorders, anxiety and a relative with significant psychiatric issues likely Bipolar in nature.
The Nurse Practitioner conducts a physical exam. While the practitioner agrees that job stress is exacerbating the disturbed sleep pattern, the wife's report of increased snoring episodes is disturbing. Diagnostic testing is prescribed. A polysomnogram (sleep study) reveals over 200 episodes of sleep apnea during the night.
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Physical Therapy can play a role in treating the musculoskeletal dysfunctions while simultaneously structuring treatment sessions to help alleviate symptoms of depression(1)(2) This case study shows what may be seen in a patient coming in for musculoskeletal pain with an underlying depression disorder.
Narcolepsy Case Study: Narcolepsy is the neurological disease, which is characterized with the interruption of the function of the human brain to regulate the processes of sleeping and waking up. Narcolepsy is related to hypersomnia, the disorder based on the extremely long terms of day-sleeping. People have problems with sleeping at night but are extremely vulnerable to day-sleeping.
If your doctor suggests you undergo a sleep study, or polysomnography, you may be wondering what is involved in this test and what to expect. Sleep studies help doctors diagnose sleep disorders such as sleep apnea, periodic limb movement disorder, narcolepsy, restless legs syndrome, insomnia, and nighttime behaviors like sleepwalking and REM sleep behavior disorder.
There are over 200 accredited sleep disorders centers and laboratories in the United States alone, designed to recognize and treat all disorders of sleep. THE STANFORD UNIVERSITY SLEEP RESEARCH CENTER. The Stanford University Sleep Research Center, the first center of its kind, was established in 1970 by Dr. William C. Dement.