Journal of Sleep Disorders: Treatment and CareISSN: 2325-9639

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Ana C Krieger Author

ack2003@med.cornell.edu

Subjects of specialization
Pulmonary Medicine, Internal Medicine

Affiliation
Department of Sleep Medicine,Weill Cornell Medical College Center for Sleep Medicine, New York, NY, USA

Biography

Dr.Krieger is a Professor of Clinical Medicine in the Departments of Medicine, Neurology and Genetic Medicine and Chief of the Sleep Neurology Division in the Department of Neurology.She is the Medical Director of the Center for Sleep Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine and a board certified specialist in Sleep Medicine by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.Dr. Krieger is an Associate Attending at the New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center and at Rockefeller University Hospital. 

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Improvement of Sleepiness in Connective Tissue Disorders Following H1/H2 Blockade

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Daniel A Barone, Christina M DINapoli, Anne Maitland and Ana C Krieger

Improvement of Sleepiness in Connective Tissue Disorders Following H1/H2 Blockade

This report describes two patients with connective tissue disorders, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), presenting with excessive daytime sleepiness. It has been suggested that these conditions involve activation of mast cells, which in turn is at least partially responsible for the symptoms of sleepiness. The two patients described were treated with H1 and H2 histamine blockers, and had experien... view more»

DOI: 10.4172/2325-9639.1000150

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