Sleep Disorder
The collective term sleep disorder refers to conditions that affect sleep quality, timing, or duration and impact a person’s ability to properly function while they are awake. These disorders can contribute to other medical problems, and some may also be symptoms for underlying mental health issues.
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Wiki Number: PW204
Diagnosis: Sleep Disorder
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Age Onset: children and adults
Brain Area: hippocampus-plaque increases lead to cell death
Symptoms: A “blanket term” for insomnia, apnea, narcolepsy, hypersomnia, sleepwalking, night terrors and sleeping sickness
Progression: sleep-disordered breathing, restless legs syndrome, bruxism-tooth grinding, sleep paralysis, shift-work
Causes: increased medication, changes in circadian rhythm, physiological problems, stress, traumatic brain injury, Alzheimer’s, allergies
Medications: for narcolepsy use modifinil
Therapies: hypnosis, music-inducing relaxation
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- Hemiplegic Migraine Associated With PRRT2 Mutations: A Clinical and Genetic Studyby Florence Riant on October 15, 2021
CONCLUSION: PRRT2 should be regarded as the fourth autosomal dominant gene for hemiplegic migraine, and screened in any affected patient, together with the three other main genes. Further studies are needed to understand how the same loss of function PRRT2 mutations can lead to a wide range of neurologic phenotypes including paroxysmal movement disorder, epilepsy, learning disabilities, sleep disorder and hemiplegic migraine.
- Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal (Ashwagandha): A comprehensive review on ethnopharmacology, pharmacotherapeutics, biomedicinal and toxicological aspectsby Subhabrata Paul on October 15, 2021
Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal (Solanaceae) has been used as a traditional Rasayana herb for a long time. Traditional uses of this plant indicate its ameliorative properties against a plethora of human medical conditions, viz. hypertension, stress, diabetes, asthma, cancer etc. This review presents a comprehensive summary of the geographical distribution, traditional use, phytochemistry, and pharmacological activities of W. somnifera and its active constituents. In addition, it presents a...
- Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic assessment of histamine H3 receptor occupancy by enerisant: a human PET study with a novel H3 binding ligand, [11C]TASP457by Yasuyuki Kimura on October 15, 2021
CONCLUSION: The target engagement of enerisant was demonstrated in the brains of living human subjects. The occupancy of histamine H(3) receptors by enerisant at 2 h can be predicted by applying the plasma concentration of enerisant to Hill's plot. The preliminary time-course investigation showed persistently high brain occupancy with high doses of enerisant despite the decreasing plasma concentration of the drug. Five milligrams or less dose would be appropriate for the treatment for narcolepsy...
- In utero Exposure to Valproic-Acid Alters Circadian Organisation and Clock-Gene Expression: Implications for Autism Spectrum Disordersby Sarah Ferraro on October 15, 2021
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a pervasive neurodevelopmental disorder characterised by restrictive patterns of behaviour and alterations in social interaction and communication. Up to 80% of children with ASD exhibit sleep-wake cycle disturbances, emphasising the pressing need for novel approaches in the treatment of ASD-associated comorbidities. While sleep disturbances have been identified in ASD individuals, little has been done to assess the contribution of the circadian system to these...