Daniel A Barone Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Neurology Sleep Medicine, Sleep Medicine, Neurology
Weill Cornell Medical College Center for Sleep Medicine, New York, NY, USA
Dr. Daniel Barone received his medical degree from New York Medical College in 2006 after graduating summa cum laude from Fordham University in 2001. He completed an internship in Internal Medicine at Saint Vincent's Catholic Medical Center in 2007 and a residency in Neurology at Beth Israel Medical Center in 2010. He then went on to complete a fellowship in Sleep Disorders at Stony Brook University Medical Center in 2011.
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Author(s): 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 moreĀ»