Impaired Sleep Observed in Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorder
The researchers found that adults with ASD showed significant impairments in both objective and subjective measures of sleep compared with controls.
The researchers found that adults with ASD showed significant impairments in both objective and subjective measures of sleep compared with controls.
Anna S. Urrila, MD and colleagues sought to explore whether sleep symptoms in adolescents with MDD were associated with long-term outcomes.
Sleep-wake disturbances affect approximately 50% of children with acquired brain injury, and many children with preadmission chronic conditions have an increased risk for sleep-wake disturbances, a study in Pediatric Neurology suggests. A total of 78 children (median age, 9.9 years) with acquired brain injury who had been released from critical care hospitalization within 3 months…
Individual and coexisting symptoms of insomnia are associated with increased risk for cardio-cerebral vascular diseases.
Researchers find treatment with pitolisant is associated with reductions in excessive daytime sleepiness and cataplexy over a 1-year period in patients with narcolepsy.
Wakix is a selective H3 receptor antagonist/inverse agonist and the first treatment for narcolepsy that is not scheduled as a controlled substance.
The FDA has rejected the supplemental New Drug Application for Hetlioz (tasimelteon; Vanda Pharmaceuticals) for the treatment of jet lag disorder.
Simple tweaks to eating and sleeping patterns of “night owls” can lead to significant improvements in sleep/wake timing.
Over 33% of older adults have reported using medication to help them sleep.
The treatment was effective in patients with autism with or without comorbid ADHD or neurogenetic disorders.