The AASM Case Study of the Month for September is about a 67-year-old male who had recently been diagnosed with moderate obstructive sleep apnea. He was having difficulty adjusting to CPAP therapy and was reportedly awakening 10 to 20 times on most nights. The [...]

The AASM Case Study of the Month for August is about a  56-year-old male who presented to the outpatient sleep clinic with a 15-year history of inability to fall asleep due to uncontrollable abnormal movements of his body. The case was submitted by Anuj [...]

The AASM Case Study of the Month for July is about a 42-year-old female who presented with a 20-year history of poor sleep that worsened 15 months ago to sleep-onset insomnia. The case was submitted by Kathy Sexton-Radek, PhD, C.BSM and is published in [...]

The AASM Case Study of the Month for June is about a full-term infant who presented at 3 weeks of life with episodes of gasping for air while feeding and sleeping supine. The patient was also noted by parents to snore frequently since birth. The [...]

The AASM Case Study of the Month for May is about a 63-year-old female retired teacher who presented with the chief complaint of headaches occurring during sleep for the past six months. Her primary care provider was concerned about possible OSA triggering the headaches. The [...]

The AASM Case Study of the Month for April is about a 67-year-old woman who was referred for evaluation of a multi-year history of chronic insomnia and who had been prescribed several hypnotic medications, without relief. The case was submitted by Daniel J. Buysse, [...]

The AASM Case Study of the Month for March is about a 6-year-old with a four-month history of falling asleep easily, difficulty concentrating, and declining grades. The case was submitted by Laura Beth Mann Dosier, MD, and Richard M. Kravitz, MD, and is published [...]

The AASM Case Study of the Month for Febuary is about an 18-year-old male with a history of autism, intellectual disability, nocturnal enuresis, and ADHD. The case was submitted by Lewis M. Milrod, MD, and is published in the Case Book of Sleep Medicine: [...]

The AASM Case Study of the Month for January is about a 42-year-old man who presented with a history of difficulty initiating and maintaining sleep since working on a Navy submarine in the 1990s, with worsening of his symptoms since then. The case was submitted [...]

The AASM Case Study of the Month for December is about a 17-year-old female who was referred to the sleep disorders clinic for the evaluation of her excessive sleepiness, which started approximately 2 to 3 years prior to her evaluation. The patient reported falling [...]