Sleep & Sleep Disorder

Competence in sleep medicine requires an understanding of a plethora of very diverse disorders, many of which present with similar symptoms such as excessive daytime sleepiness. Which in the absence of volitional sleep deprivation, “is almost inevitably caused by an identifiable and treatable sleep disorder,” such as sleep apnea, narcolepsy, idopathic hypersomnia, Kleine- levin syndrome, menstrual-related hypersomnia, idopathic recurrent stupor, or circadian rhythm disturbances. Another common complaint is insomnia, a set of symptoms that can have many causes, physical and mental. Management in the varying situations differs greatly and cannot be undertaken without a correct diagnosis.