1. Sleep Disorders

2. Sleep disturbances and sleep disorders are commonly associated with neurological diseases, and neurological impairments of sleep reveal much about the brain circuitry involved in sleep regulation. Many neurological disorders are now recognized to cause disruptions of sleep.

3. Sleep is a powerful modulator of epilepsy, with some epilepsy syndromes occurring exclusively or predominantly during sleep. These include benign childhood epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes, autosomal dominant nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy, and continuous spike-wave activity during sleep. Sleep deprivation has also been described as a risk factor for epileptic seizures, although alcohol use and work-related stress are confounding factors.

4. Sleep disorders can also occur as a consequence of treating neurological disorders. For example, pathological sleepiness may occur during treatment of Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders with dopamine-related drugs. In addition, many drugs used to treat neurological disorders can cause excessive sleepiness or wakefulness.

5. Dutchess Neurology, PLLC provides patients throughout Dutchess County, NY the latest diagnosis, treatment and ongoing care for multiple sclerosis, migraines and other types of headache, Alzheimer’s disease and memory loss problems, sleep disorders and other neurological conditions. Loren E. Rosenthal, M.D. CPE has 38 years experience treating a variety of neurological disorders. In addition, he is Director of the Sleep Center at the Mid Hudson Regional Hospital of the Westchester Medical Center. We look at a range of neurological symptoms – from headaches to pain to altered vision, from sensory changes to balance and coordination to weakness – in a comprehensive way.