A technical diagnosis and comprehensive summary report, including color graphics and treatment recommendations, are then made available for the referring physician s use. A common problem that worsens as we get older. It is characterized by frequent, repetitive jerking of the limb that causes arousal during sleep. Insomnia More than 30 million Americans cannot achieve continuous sleep and sometimes cannot sleep at all. Narcolepsy More than 100,000 Americans afflicted with this illness cannot stay awake during the day.
Excessive sleepiness is the number one complaint, which brings our patients to the Lab.
This frequent and deadly problem has various degrees of severity and afflicts more than 20 million Americans. Stroke and epilepsy The nature of sleep predisposes a person to occurrences of strokes and seizures. Substantially more of these often-catastrophic episodes occur while a person is awake. Sleepless facts Fifteen percent of middle-aged adults report falling asleep while driving. Five percent report falling asleep driving more than five times and 1.3 percent report an accident or mishap due to falling asleep.