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Article: Sleep disorder manifestations vary by patient.
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- Clinical Psychiatry News
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- August 1, 2006
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SAN JUAN, P.R. -- Treating the manifestations of sleep disorders requires a broad understanding of patients' circumstances, Donald Bliwise, Ph.D., said at the annual meeting of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry.
For example, both restless legs syndrome (RLS) and periodic limb movement disorder (PLMD) become more prevalent as patients age, said Dr. Bliwise, professor of neurology at Emory University in Atlanta. "RLS is really a symptom," he said. PLMD is a polysomnographic finding, and the two often overlap. However, neither is necessary nor sufficient to make the diagnosis of the other. In order for RLS to be diagnosed, communication between the ...