A5048064488- Sleep and Wakefulness Research
- Sleep and related disorders
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Dental Health and Care Utilization
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Dental Education, Practice, Research
- Dental Research and COVID-19
- Circadian rhythm and melatonin
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Restless Legs Syndrome Research
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
- Diet and metabolism studies
- Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
- Health Sciences Research and Education
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Treatment of Major Depression
- Medical Education and Admissions
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
- Neurological disorders and treatments
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
University College Dublin
2023-2025
University of Ottawa
2014-2024
Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre
2010-2024
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust
2024
University of Colorado Denver
2023-2024
Middlesex Hospital
1995-2021
University of Connecticut
1991-2021
Oregon Health & Science University
2021
Quinnipiac University
2021
Greater Lawrence Family Health Center
2021
The development of the Sleep Disorders Questionnaire (SDQ) from and Assessment Wakefulness (SQAW) Stanford University is described in detail. extraction best question items SQAW their subsequent rewording SDQ to insure greater completion rates are described. Two item test-retest reliability studies reported on 71 controls 130 sleep-disorder patients, which confirmed adequate reliability. To create multivariate scoring scales, was then given a multicenter study 519 persons, 435 whom were...
Oral health care in pregnancy is often avoided and misunderstood by physicians, dentists, patients. Evidence-based practice guidelines are still being developed. Research suggests that some prenatal oral conditions may have adverse consequences for the child. Periodontitis associated with preterm birth low weight, high levels of cariogenic bacteria mothers can lead to increased dental caries infant. Other lesions, such as gingivitis tumors, benign require only reassurance monitoring. Every...
The following hypotheses were investigated: 1) severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) can mask concurrent periodic limb movement (PLM) disorder (PLMD), which becomes evident or worsens after treatment with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP); 2) in patients mild OSA, PLMs are not masked but may be triggered by subclinical hypopneas respiratory effort-related arousals and improve CPAP.Retrospective analysis was performed on 2 polysomnographic studies per patient--1 baseline, the second...
Narcolepsy in which the hallucinatory component is unusually prominent may lead to development of an illness indistinguishable from schizophrenic syndrome. Psychotic symptoms dominate symptomatology, so that primary obscured. Five patients are described for whom conventional antipsychotic drugs were ineffectual, but treatment with stimulants produced substantial improvement. The diagnosis narcolepsy was confirmed by Human Leukocyte Antigen typing and sleep laboratory testing. These results...
Abnormalities in heart rate during sleep linked to impaired neuro-cardiac modulation may provide new information about physiological signatures of depression. This study assessed the validity an algorithm using patterns changes discriminate between individuals with depression and healthy controls. A profiling was modeled machine-learning based on 1203 polysomnograms from referred a clinic for assessment abnormalities, including insomnia, excessive daytime fatigue, sleep-related breathing...
Though sleep problems (apnea, insomnia) and related daytime symptoms (fatigue, anxiety, depression) have been associated with vestibular (falls, dizziness), it is not well known which particular features relate to problems. We thus assessed of in patients visiting a clinic evaluated how they were objective parameters derived from polysomnography relevant symptoms.The data thirty-one (61% female, between 20 79 years age) who referred for clinical assessment was collated subjective measures...
Abstract Background This study aimed to explore socioecological correlates of parental lifestyle patterns during pregnancy, an overlooked topic except for individual socioeconomic factors. Methods We used data from three European mother-offspring cohorts participating in the EndObesity Consortium [EDEN, France, n = 1,962; Generation R, Netherlands, 8,765; and Lifeways, Ireland, 932]. In previous principal component analysis, we identified two separate characterised by: 1) “high smoking,...
This study examined performance on a battery of neuropsychological tests in sample 28 patients with Tourette's syndrome (TS). Test scores were converted to age‐corrected T ‐scores control for the effect age test performance. The frequency abnormal performances was variable, but more frequent motor and sensory tasks. Symptom severity as measured by Tourette Syndrome Global Scale inversely related In general, mildly below average. pattern similar previous studies TS patients.
Almost all working adults, more than half in any given year, experience low back pain. Although the differential diagnosis is extensive, most symptoms have biomechanical causes and resolve promptly with little intervention, although recurrence common. History physical examination are important distinguishing potential identifying "red flags" for serious conditions. Diagnostic imaging should be ordered only when necessary because of high incidence radiologic abnormalities asymptomatic...
There is a projected shortage of psychiatrists in Canada forthcoming years. This study assessed factors medical school education that are associated with students selecting psychiatry first and matching as discipline.The Canadian Organization Undergraduate Psychiatry Educators (COUPE) conducted telephone interviews sent e-mail questionnaires to the 17 schools across Canada; all provided data for 2012. Relevant were obtained from Resident Matching Service. Statistics performed using v12 STATA...
We report the first documented monozygotic twins who both had narcoleptic syndrome. assessed monozygosity by HLA antigens and blood groups. In contrast to virtually all other narcoleptics, they HLA-DQ1 instead of HLA-DR2; this helped localize gene, perhaps explains its greater expressivity in these than twins.