The Department of Neurology of the 1st Faculty of Medicine of the UK and VFN adapted its Center for Sleep and Wakefulness Disorders to handicapped citizens as well. Construction modifications, which took place at the workplace from April to June this year, led to the enlargement of one patient room and the modernization of the bathroom and toilet. The spaces now meet the current requirements for medical facilities, they are easily accessible for wheelchairs and transport couches, and there is enough space in the patient room to accompany the patient.

The largest share of sleep disorders is obstructive sleep apnea

The center deals with diseases with excessive daytime sleepiness. It examines them with a standard nocturnal polysomnography protocol, the multiple sleep latency test (MSLT) and possibly 24-hour continuous sleep monitoring. Doctors then continue to monitor and treat patients. The department also examines patients with poor-quality night sleep due to various causes, for example, periodic limb movements during sleep and restless legs syndrome. Doctors here also examine patients with parasomnias, such as night terrors and somnabulism. Since 2010, doctors here have been dealing with REM sleep behavior disorder, which is a prodromal stage of Parkinson's disease and other synucleinopathies. The largest share of sleep disorders is obstructive sleep apnea.

In 2023, doctors performed overnight or 22-hour video polysomnographic sleep monitoring on 413 patients. 487 patients were examined at the clinic using polygraphy to diagnose sleep apnea. They performed the Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT) on 90 people.