Medical Services
The Shands Jacksonville Neuroscience Institute offers a comprehensive eight-bed sleep disorders center serving both pediatric and adult patients.
The Sleep Disorders Center evaluates and treats all sleep disturbances, including:
- Excessive daytime sleepiness/narcolepsy
- Insomnia (trouble falling asleep or staying asleep)
- Snoring and sleep apnea
- Parasomnias, including sleepwalking, night terrors, severe nightmares and bed-wetting
- Circadian rhythm disorders, including unusual sleep patterns and waking earlier than desired
- Bruxism (teeth grinding)
- Restless legs/nocturnal myoclonus
- Nocturnal seizures
- REM sleep behavior disorders
After a complete evaluation, each patient is diagnosed and an appropriate therapy is determined. Depending on the nature of the sleep disorder, a sleep study may be performed in order to record sleep patterns as well as certain behaviors and functions that occur throughout the sleep period.
Sleep Studies
 Sleep studies take place in our state-of-the-art sleep center, where you will have the comforts of home in a quiet setting. The same sleep you experience at home will take place in the center; however, it will be observed and measured. During your sleep study, you will follow a sleep regimen, which includes preparing and applying sensors.
Patients requiring a sleep study are given specific information on how to prepare for the study and are notified of what to bring for his or her night's sleep.
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