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Chairperson: Luigi Ferini-Strambi, Milan, Italy Recently, a bidirectional relationship between sleep and neurological disorders has been demonstrated. Sleep disturbances are very common and often occur early in the course of neurological disorders, such as Parkinson disease and Alzheimer disease. Moreover, sleep disturbances may influence the course and outcome of neurological disorders. For example, sleep disordered breathing may affect cognition and worsen the outcome of stroke and epilepsy. The objective of the course is to understand how to approach sleep problems in a neurological patient. The importance of a structured clinical interview will be explained and the sleep diagnostic tests will be presented. A part of the course will be dedicated to the pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches of sleep disorders in neurology. |
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| Burden of sleep disorders in neurology |
Poul Jorgen Jennum Glostrup - Copenhagen, Denmark |
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| Main differential diagnosis |
Geert Mayer Schwalmstadt, Germany |
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| Diagnostic approach |
Alejandro Iranzo Barcelona, Spain |
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| Management of sleep disorders |
Luigi Ferini-Strambi Milan, Italy |
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