Sleep and Neurologic Disease

Dr. Miglis is Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology and Neurological Sciences and Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University. He completed fellowship training in autonomic disorders at Harvard Medical School and sleep medicine at Stanford University. He is board certified in neurology and sleep medicine and serves on the sleep medicine section committee for the American Academy of Neurology. His clinical interests include the overlap of sleep and neurological disease, and his research focuses on autonomic impairment in sleep. He is a firm believer that good health begins with good sleep, and that the complete treatment of any patient with a neurological illness should include a thorough understanding of how their illness impacts the quality of their sleep.

1. Anatomy and Physiology of Normal Sleep 2. Anatomy and Physiology of the Circadian System 3. The Functions of Sleep and the Effects of Sleep Deprivation 4. Sleep and Dementia 5. Sleep and Movement Disorders 6. Sleep and Stroke 7. Sleep and Epilepsy 8. Central Nervous System Hypersomnias 9. Sleep and Multiple Sclerosis 10. Sleep and Neuromuscular Disease 11. Sleep and Headache 12. Sleep and the Autonomic Nervous System