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  • Title: [Advances in sleep disorders].
    Author: Peraita-Adrados R.
    Journal: Rev Neurol; ; 40(8):485-91. PubMed ID: 15861331.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: This review aims to offer a panoramic overview of the most common sleep disorders, the methodology of the study, their clinical and physiopathological aspects and their treatment. DEVELOPMENT: First, we give a brief overview of the methodology of the study of sleep/wakefulness with examinations which are considered essential today. Next, and following the International Classification, we describe sleep disorders which require the knowledge of a physician specialized in sleep pathology: insomnia, hypersomnia, circadian rhythm disorders and parasomnias. We also describe conditions related to sleep or worsened during sleep (snoring, apneas, cardiovascular disorders, etc.), the study of which requires the collaboration of a large number of specialists. CONCLUSION: The study of sleep and wakefulness disorders is clearly a branch of medicine due to the high prevalence of these disorders in the general population, their morbidity and their negative consequences in social and working life, especially as a cause of road and workplace accidents.
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