This on-demand course costs $150 for ASA members and $300 for others.

Learning objectives

1. Review the fundamental neurobiology of sleep and wake and the generation of EEG rhythms, including a review of brain circuitry relevant to diagnosis and therapeutics of neurological sleep disorders
2. Recognize normal and abnormal sleep-EEG features, including those associated with seizure disorders to identify which patients to refer for further neurological investigations and management
3. Develop proficiency in the differential diagnosis, evaluation and up to date management of patients presenting with suspected central disorders of hypersomnolence, REM and NREM parasomnias and restless legs syndrome
4. Enhance clinical expertise in addressing sleep disorders within the context of neurological conditions, including epilepsy, neurodegenerative diseases, and neuromuscular disorders
   

Course contents

Introduction to neurology

• Neurobiology of sleep and wakefulness 101 - Angela D’Rozario (Academic Researcher / Neurophysiologist)
• Tips and tricks for understanding sleep EEG - Kerri Melehan (Sleep
  technologist)
• The abnormal EEG – when and how to suspect an underlying seizure disorder -  John Phamnguyen (Neurologist)
  

The sleepy patient - disorders of hypersomnolence

• Evaluation of the patient with excessive sleepiness – Mark Howard (Sleep & Respiratory Physician)
• Diagnosis and pathophysiology of central disorders of hypersomnolence  - Sheila Sivam (Sleep & Respiratory Physician)
• Update on the management of central disorders of hypersomnolence - Ron Grunstein (Sleep & Respiratory Physician)
• Panel discussion
  

Things that go bump in the night: parasomnias and restless legs syndrome

• Overview of REM parasomnias – review of diagnosis, management and follow-up as well as sleep-paralysis - Andreas Pattichis (Neurologist and Sleep Physician)
• Overview and diagnosis of NREM parasomnias - review of all the relevant NREM parasomnias – somnambulism, somniloquy, etc. - Brendon Yee (Sleep & Respiratory Physician)
• Overview and update on the diagnosis and management of Restless Legs and PLMS - James Di Michiel (Sleep & Respiratory Physician)
• Panel discussion

Sleep disorders in neurological conditions

• Epilepsy and sleep – when two worlds collide - Patrick Carney (Neurologist)
• Sleep and neurodegeneration – a bi-directional relationship - Elie Matar (Neurologist and Sleep Physician)
• Sleep disordered breathing in neuromuscular conditions - Emma Gray (Sleep & Respiratory Physician)

• Training Hours: 6.00