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In this episode, we spoke with Karl Doghramji, MD, professor of psychiatry and human behavior; professor of neurology; and medical director, Jefferson Sleep Disorders Center, at the Vickie and Jack Farber Institute for Neuroscience of Jefferson Health. He shared his perspective on the current state of care for sleep disorders, the impact of the pandemic on sleep in the US, and some of the recent advances in therapeutics and research.
Episode Breakdown:
- 1:15 – The role of sleep in individuals' emotional and physical lives
- 5:40 – Current awareness about the health effects of poor sleep
- 8:15 – Clinical and commercial tools to measure sleep
- 10:45 – Recent advances in therapeutics for sleep disorders
- 15:20 – Tailoring specific therapies for specific patients
- 17:15 – Neurology News Minute
- 19:45 – Narcolepsy as a model for other sleep disorders
- 22:20 – Patient identification and differential diagnosis
- 25:40 – The sleep specialist's inclusion in the comprehensive care model
- 28:25 – Meeting the increasing demand for sleep specialists
- 30:40 – Sleep's role in dementia and cognition
- 33:50 – The state of sleep amid the COVID-19 pandemic
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