People with migraine report worse subjective sleep quality than healthy individuals, with less rapid eye movement (REM) sleep for adults and children with migraine, according to research published online Sept. …
AHA News: Exercise May Reduce Sleep Apnea and Improve Brain Health
Exercise may help reduce symptoms of a common sleep disorder and improve brain function, a small study finds. Exercise training could be a useful supplemental treatment for people with moderate …
‘Disrupted’ Sleep Could Be Seriously Affecting Your Health
Waking up briefly throughout the night may do more than leave you feeling grumpy and tired in the morning. Disrupted sleep may actually increase your odds of dying early from …
Sufficient Sleep, Exercise May Help Keep Stroke at Bay
People who regularly exercise and get a full night’s sleep may have a relatively lower risk of suffering a stroke, a large study suggests. Researchers found that among almost 300,000 …
Sleep Disorders Highly Prevalent in Children With Migraine
Sleep disorders seem to be highly prevalent among children with migraine and are associated with higher headache severity, according to a study published online Aug. 14 in the Journal of Clinical …
Sleep problems in pain patients entering tertiary pain care: the role of pain-related anxiety, medication use, self-reported diseases, and sleep disorders
View PostMigraine Linked with Sleep Disturbance in Adults, Kids
The authors searched databases through December 2020 for case-controlled studies that measured polysomnography (PSG) or Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) in patients with migraine, either episodic or chronic, with or without aura. …
Sleep Duration and Hypertension: Epidemiological Evidence and Underlying Mechanisms
While the contribution of several physiological systems to arterial blood pressure regulation has been studied extensively, the role of normal and disrupted sleep as a modifiable determinant of blood pressure …
Quality of life and procrastination in post-H1N1 narcolepsy, sporadic narcolepsy and idiopathic hypersomnia
View PostEvaluation of pathological sleepiness by Multiple Sleep Latency Test and 24-hour polysomnography in patients suspected of idiopathic hypersomnia
Sleepiness is considered not to be unidimensional. The International Classification of Sleep Disorders, 3rd edition (ICSD‐3) employs two criteria for ‘pathological sleepiness’ for idiopathic hypersomnia: (i) sleep prolongation with a 24‐h …