Imran Shuja Khawaja

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Can treating sleep disordered breathing reduce insomnia burden?

Can treating OSA reduce insomnia burden?

18 January 2015 3,836 6 View

What's the mechanism of action of transcranial magnetic stimulation?

Are there any studies looking at insomnia treatment with this?

16 May 2014 4,717 8 View

Why do people with UPPP have a subjective sense of improvement in their snoring?

UPPP might have a placebo effect on the subjective sense of snoring.

13 May 2014 3,249 3 View

Do antidepressants reduce the apnea hypopnea index by reducing the amount of REM in sleep?

13 May 2014 4,059 13 View

Do you think restless legs should be included in DSM 5?

RLS is included in DSM 5, but most people think it should not be.

29 April 2014 881 4 View

Are there any new scales for evaluating self esteem?

I am looking for any new scales available for evaluating or grading self esteem in patients or adults.

28 April 2014 573 5 View

Are there any new studies on generalized anxiety disorder and insomnia?

Are there any new studies on generalized anxiety disorder and insomnia and RLS?

28 April 2014 4,479 6 View

What's the mechanism of action of melatonin's therapeutic effect on REM behavior disorder?

How melatonin suppresses muscle activity in REM Behavior disorder?

06 April 2014 3,497 1 View

Any studies showing that people have more positive experience after NREM dreams as compared to REM dreams?

People dream both in REM and NREM. Apparently there is some evidence that people have more positive dreams in NREM.

29 March 2014 7,361 4 View

Are there any new studies suggesting that REM sleep helps with the toning down of emotional memory?

REM has been implicated in emotional memory.

27 March 2014 3,297 1 View

Any recent studies on impact of insomnia on OSA treatment?

OSA and insomnia are comorbid conditions. Looking for any recent studies on this topic

25 March 2014 4,618 3 View

Is anybody working on hypnosis to help with insomnia?

Hypnosis has been used in the past, but more recently it has not been studied scientifically.

18 March 2014 1,639 2 View

Has hypnosis been used for managing REM Behavior disorder?

There are a few studies on hypnosis' role in managing Non-REM parasomnia, but I am not sure if there are any studies on REM Behavior disorder.

18 March 2014 8,578 2 View

Should mild sleep apnea without daytime sleepiness be treated?

What should we do with patients who have mild OSA and no daytime consequences?

14 March 2014 2,780 14 View

Can dream rehearsal help with social anxiety disorder?

What is some literature on dream rehearsal for social anxiety disorder?

07 March 2014 7,718 3 View

What is Actigraphy's role in treating restless legs?

Can actigraphy be used on legs to diagnose RLS?

07 March 2014 7,643 12 View

Is PTSD a dysfunction of REM sleep?

What are your thoughts?

03 March 2014 4,100 2 View

Does cognitive therapy alone helps with insomnia?

CBT I is treatment of insomnia, but wondering if just cognitive therapy works alone.

03 March 2014 4,820 3 View

Any new questionnaires for bipolar disorder?

Interested in finding out any new questionnaires for bipolar disorder. I am familiar with the mood disorder questionnaire.

03 March 2014 9,576 4 View

What's the role of spindles during sleep?

Spindles are specific frequency in stage NREM sleep 2.

26 February 2014 6,447 2 View

Does hypnosis help with parasomnia?

see above

26 February 2014 8,702 1 View

Why do SSRIs cause symptoms of REM Behavior disorder?

SSRIs can cause to loss of muscle atonia in patients. We don't know why that is.

26 February 2014 4,052 1 View

Does Gabapentin increase slow-wave sleep?

Some studies show that Gabapentin increases stage N3 sleep.

26 February 2014 8,013 3 View

Does depression predict CPAP adherance?

Some studies suggest that depression effects CPAP compliance. Patients with depression has more likely not to use CPAP

26 February 2014 1,078 6 View

What are the effects of Lithium on sleep?

Lithium can cause some sedation.

26 February 2014 4,477 3 View

Why do we have REM sleep in-between each Non REM sleep cycle

What's the function of REM sleep? Any complementary relationship between REM and NREM?

25 February 2014 1,440 2 View

Have you seen reverse sleep state misperception?

Reverse sleep state misperception is when a person does not sleep, but feels he or she slept.

19 February 2014 2,840 2 View

Is there a way to predict if patients with sleep apnea will develop CPAP emergent central apneas or complex sleep apnea?

When CPAP is used for patients with OSA, some patients develop central apneas. I am wondering if there is a way to predict which patients will develop Complex sleep apnea

19 February 2014 8,589 5 View

What is the most commonly used instrument for diagnosing insomnia?

What is the most commonly used instrument in clinical settings?

19 February 2014 1,299 10 View

Do nightmares predict worse outcomes in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder?

Many patients with PTSD have nightmares. It is not entirely clear if these nightmares predict worse outcomes in ptsd.

18 February 2014 9,975 2 View

What is the role of hypnosis in treating PTSD?

Some studies suggest that hypnosis could help with reducing parasomnias in individuals. NIghtmares are considered parasomnias.

18 February 2014 3,591 0 View

Does sleeping in prone position cause more sleep disordered breathing events then sleeping in supine?

We know that sleeping supine causes more sleep apnea as tongue falls back, but what happens when we sleep in prone position?

18 February 2014 4,742 1 View

What's the comorbidity between Narcoloepsy and depression?

These are comorbid conditions, but I want to know of any recent study showing what the comorbidity is.

18 February 2014 9,004 4 View