Elite athletes commonly have sleep disturbances and poor sleep quality made worse by the environmental demands of athletics.
Sleep disorders are a common symptom of traumatic brain injury and treating them is also part of promoting recovery.
Sleep has a critical role in brain health and is an essential part of improving neurologic care for all of our patients.
Michael Howell, MD, FAAN, FAASM
“If sleep doesn’t serve an absolutely vital function, it is the greatest mistake evolution ever made.”—Allan Rechschaffen, University of Chicago
With Mathias Basner, MD, PhD, MSc
A daily adequate dose of healthy sleep is the most effective performance enhancement on the planet.
Anne M. Morse, DO
Sleep characterization in children may have a role in evaluation for risk of impaired development, behavior, mood, and self-regulation.
With Michael S. Jaffee, MD, FAAN
Sleep disorders are a common symptom of traumatic brain injury and treating them is also part of promoting recovery.
Launched in 2002, Practical Neurology is a publication uniquely dedicated to presenting current approaches to patient management, synthesis of emerging research and data, and analysis of industry news with a goal to facilitate practical application and improved clinical practice for all neurologists. Our straightforward articles give neurologists tools they can immediately put into practice.
