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Sleep Disorders

Sleep Disorders — Internal Medicine

How it begins

Análisis exhaustivo de la fisiología del sueño, clasificación ICSD-3, diagnóstico polisomnográfico y manejo clínico de insomnio, apnea obstructiva, narcolepsia, parasomnias, trastornos circadianos y del movimiento.

What it covers

  1. Sleep Disorders
  2. Sleep Physiology
  3. · Sleep Architecture — Phases and Cycles
  4. · Neurochemistry of Sleep
  5. · Sleep Regulation — Two-process model (Borbély)
  6. · Circadian Regulation — The Suprachiasmatic Nucleus (SCN)
  7. · Physiological Functions of Sleep
  8. · Sleep Needs and Normal Variability
  9. ICSD-3 Classification
  10. Diagnostic Evaluation
  11. · Clinical Sleep History
  12. · Validated Scales and Questionnaires
  13. · Polysomnography (PSG)
  14. · Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT)
  15. · Maintenance Wake Test (MWT)
  16. · Actigraphy
  17. · Home Sleep Monitoring (HSAT / Respiratory Polygraphy)
  18. Chronic Insomnia
  19. · Epidemiology
  20. · Physiopathological Model — Spielman's 3P
  21. · Hyperarousal Model
  22. · Phenomenology of Insomnia — Clinical Subtypes
  23. · Insomnia as a Comorbidity and Risk Factor
  24. Insomnia Treatment
  25. · Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I)
  26. · Pharmacotherapy of Insomnia
  27. · Chronic Insomnia Treatment Algorithm
  28. Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSA)
  29. · Pathophysiology of OSA
  30. · Consequences of Apneas — Apnea-Arousal Cycle
  31. · Risk Factors and OSA Clinic
  32. · Systemic Complications of Untreated OSA
  33. · Treatment of OSA
  34. Sleep Disordered Breathing — Hypoventilation and Central Apnea
  35. · Obesity-Hypoventilation Syndrome (OHS / Pickwick)
  36. · Central Sleep Apnea (CSA)
  37. · Sleep-Related Hypoventilation Due to Illness
  38. Narcolepsy and Hypersomnia of Central Origin
  39. · Narcolepsy Type 1 (NT1)
  40. · Narcoleptic Tetrad (CHESS)
  41. · Treatment of Narcolepsy
  42. Circadian Sleep-Wake Rhythm Disorders
  43. Parasomnias
  44. · REM Sleep Behavior Disorder (RSBD)
  45. · NREM Parasomnias — Arousal Disorders
  46. · Nightmares
  47. Sleep-Related Movement Disorders
  48. · Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS / Willis-Ekbom Disease)
  49. · Secondary RLS — Most frequent causes
  50. · RLS Treatment
  51. · Periodic Limb Movement Disorder (PEMD)
  52. · Sleep Bruxism
  53. Sleep in Systemic Diseases
  54. Special Populations
  55. · Dream during Pregnancy
  56. · Sleep in Children and Adolescents
  57. · Dream in the Old Man
  58. · Sleep in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
  59. Complications and Prognosis
  60. · Untreated OSAS — Long-Term Consequences
  61. · Chronic Insomnia — Long-Term Impact
  62. · Narcolepsy — Evolution and Prognosis
  63. Multidisciplinary and Integrated Approach
  64. · Multidisciplinary Team in Sleep Medicine
  65. · Integrated Monitoring of Patients with Sleep Disorders
  66. · Preventive Sleep Medicine

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Subject
Neurology
Category
Clinical Specialties
Type
Study Guide
Sections
66
Reviewed
2026-08-02
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