eSleep Europe 2023 ESRS Joint Session with EAN (Neurology)
For this Sleep Science Friday publication, we are delighted to have Dr. Evelina Pajediene, Co-chair of the European Academy of Neurology (EAN) Scientific panel for Sleep-wake disorders, and Dr. Giuseppe Plazzi, the Assistant Secretary of the European Sleep Research Society (ESRS), introducing the ESRS – EAN joint session, that will take place in the morning of the 3rd day of the eSleep Europe 2023 Virtual Congress. The congress will last 3 days, from 4 to 6 October and will be fully online. Take a peek below to discover more of what will be presented on the 6th of October for the ESRS joint session with the EAN (under the Neurology track).
ESRS Joint Session with the European Academy of Neurology (EAN)
6th October morning session (10:30-11:30 CET)
Joint Session Co-Chairs
Dr. Giuseppe Plazzi
Italy (ESRS)
Professor of Neurology at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy. Coordinator of the Narcolepsy and Hypersonnia Clinic of the CNS of the Department of Medical and Neuromotor Sciences at the IRCCS of the Neurological Sciences of Bologna, Italy. Head of the Laboratories for the Study and Treatment of Sleep Disorders, Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Italy. President of the Italian Sleep Society (AIMS). Vice-President of the EU-Narcolepsy Network (EU-NN). Assistant Secretary of the European Sleep Research Society (ESRS).
Dr. Evelina Pajediene
Lithuania (EAN)
Neurologist and Expert in Sleep Medicine, leading the Sleep Center in Neurology Department of Hospital of LUHS Kaunas Clinics, Kaunas, Lithuania. President of Lithuanian Society of Sleep Medicine. Co-chair of the Scientific Panel for Sleep-wake disorders in the European Academy of Neurology. Member of European Sleep Research Society and the World Sleep Society.
Interactive clinical cases on sleep disorders
This joint ESRS and EAN session will discuss interactive clinical cases on sleep disorders.
It is our pleasure to announce that a joint session between the European Sleep Research Society and the European Academy of Neurology will be held during the virtual ESRS eSleep Congress 2023, on 4-6 October. The session is scheduled for Friday, 6 October, 10:30-11:30, and will include talks from Stefan Seidel (Austria) on clinical case of Female with numbness and fatigue, Evelina Pajediene (Lithuania) on Nocturnal bumps and jumps – parasomnia or epilepsy, and Luca Baldelli (Italy) on Kicks and punches during sleep in Parkinson’s disease – not always RBD. The session will be co-chaired by Giuseppe Plazzi (Italy) and Evelina Pajediene (Lithuania).
In this interactive session participants will be able to discuss the management of presented clinical cases and increase the knowledge about:
- Fatigue and sleepiness as leading symptoms of demyelinating and other neurological disorders.
- Differential diagnosis and treatment pitfalls of nocturnal paroxysms.
- Non-RBD related events during sleep that could be also suspected and managed in Parkinson’s disease.
Session Line-up
Female with numbness and fatigue
Stefan Seidel, Austria
Nocturnal bumps and jumps – parasomnia or epilepsy?
Evelina Pajediene, Lithuania
Kicks and punches during sleep in Parkinson’s Disease – not always RBD
Luca Baldelli, Italy
"You will be able to know more about the differential diagnosis of fatigue and sleepiness. About different movement and other sleep disorders in Parkinson's disease. And also how to approach parasomnias, epilepsy, and other paroxysmal disorders in sleep."
"You will be able to know more about the differential diagnosis of fatigue and sleepiness. Also about different movement and other sleep disorders in Parkinson's disease. And also how to approach parasomnias, epilepsy, and other paroxysmal disorders in sleep."
"These interactive session are very interesting to discuss these very complex cases and to how we can manage them"
Free for ESRS, EAN and all supporting societies' members
Secure your space at the eSleep Europe Virtual Congress 2023.
Recent publications from ESRS members
- Bahr-Hamm et al. (2023). Using entropy of snoring, respiratory effort and electrocardiography signals during sleep for OSA detection and severity classification. Sleep Med.
- Seifen et al. (2023). Heart Rate Variability as a Surrogate Marker of Severe Chronic Coronary Syndrome in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Diagnostics.
- De Martin Topranin et al. (2023). The Influence of Menstrual-Cycle Phase on Measures of Recovery Status in Endurance Athletes: The Female Endurance Athlete Project. Int J Sports Physiol Perform.
- Wick and Rasch (2023). Targeted memory reactivation during slow-wave sleep vs.sleep stage N2: no significant differences in a vocabulary task. Learn Mem.
- Amato et al. (2023). Slowwave activity across sleep-night could predict levodopa-induced dyskinesia. SciRep.
- Schneider, Hertenstein and Nissen (2023). Cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia in inpatient psychiatric care: a systematic review. J Sleep Res.
- Oxana et al. (2023). Mechanisms of phototherapy of Alzheimer’s disease during sleep and wakefulness: the role of the meningeal lymphatics. Front Optoelectron.