Chapter 9: Sleep Medicine

Abstract

All neurologists, regardless of their practice setting or specialization, are highly likely to encounter sleep disorders. Sleep affects all patient populations. The neuroanatomical regions which underlie the mechanisms of sleep are apt to be affected by any number of pathologic processes from acute strokes to chronic neurodegenerative diseases and everything in between. A solid working knowledge of sleep pathophysiology is not only helpful for neurologic localization and diagnosis but also essential for symptom management and quality of life.