H Moldofsky

Summary

Affiliation: University of Toronto
Country: Canada

Publications

  1. ncbi The significance, assessment, and management of nonrestorative sleep in fibromyalgia syndrome
    Harvey Moldofsky
    Sleep Disorders Clinic of the Centre for Sleep and Chronobiology, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    CNS Spectr 13:22-6. 2008
  2. ncbi Management of sleep disorders in fibromyalgia
    Harvey Moldofsky
    Sleep Disorders Clinic of the Centre for Sleep and Chronobiology, 340 College Street, Suite 580, Toronto, ON M5T 3A9, Canada
    Rheum Dis Clin North Am 28:353-65. 2002
  3. ncbi The significance of the sleeping-waking brain for the understanding of widespread musculoskeletal pain and fatigue in fibromyalgia syndrome and allied syndromes
    Harvey Moldofsky
    Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Sleep Disorders Clinic of the Centre for Sleep and Chronobiology, 340 College Street, Suite 580, Toronto, ON MST 3A9, Canada
    Joint Bone Spine 75:397-402. 2008
  4. ncbi Sleep assessment in a population-based study of chronic fatigue syndrome
    Elizabeth R Unger
    Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    BMC Neurol 4:6. 2004
  5. ncbi Effect of duloxetine in patients with fibromyalgia: tiredness subgroups
    Laurence A Bradley
    Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama 35294, USA
    Arthritis Res Ther 12:R141. 2010
  6. ncbi Effects of bedtime very low dose cyclobenzaprine on symptoms and sleep physiology in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome: a double-blind randomized placebo-controlled study
    Harvey Moldofsky
    Sleep Disorders Clinics, Centre for Sleep and Chronobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    J Rheumatol 38:2653-63. 2011
  7. ncbi The significance of dysfunctions of the sleeping/waking brain to the pathogenesis and treatment of fibromyalgia syndrome
    Harvey Moldofsky
    Sleep Disorders Clinics of the Centre for Sleep and Chronobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Rheum Dis Clin North Am 35:275-83. 2009
  8. ncbi Rheumatic manifestations of sleep disorders
    Harvey Moldofsky
    Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada
    Curr Opin Rheumatol 22:59-63. 2010
  9. ncbi Disordered sleep in fibromyalgia and related myofascial facial pain conditions
    H K Moldofsky
    Sleep Disorders Clinic, Centre for Sleep and Chronobiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Dent Clin North Am 45:701-13. 2001
  10. ncbi The contribution of sleep medicine to the assessment of the tired patient
    H Moldofsky
    University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
    Can J Psychiatry 45:798-802. 2000

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Publications24

  1. ncbi The significance, assessment, and management of nonrestorative sleep in fibromyalgia syndrome
    Harvey Moldofsky
    Sleep Disorders Clinic of the Centre for Sleep and Chronobiology, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    CNS Spectr 13:22-6. 2008
    ....
  2. ncbi Management of sleep disorders in fibromyalgia
    Harvey Moldofsky
    Sleep Disorders Clinic of the Centre for Sleep and Chronobiology, 340 College Street, Suite 580, Toronto, ON M5T 3A9, Canada
    Rheum Dis Clin North Am 28:353-65. 2002
    ..No systematic studies have been reported on the use of remedial measures for the management of PLMS/restless legs syndrome and sleep apnea that occur in some patients with FM...
  3. ncbi The significance of the sleeping-waking brain for the understanding of widespread musculoskeletal pain and fatigue in fibromyalgia syndrome and allied syndromes
    Harvey Moldofsky
    Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Sleep Disorders Clinic of the Centre for Sleep and Chronobiology, 340 College Street, Suite 580, Toronto, ON MST 3A9, Canada
    Joint Bone Spine 75:397-402. 2008
    ..g., pregabalin, serotonin/noradrenaline compounds and sodium oxybate that are shown to improve many of the symptoms of such patients...
  4. ncbi Sleep assessment in a population-based study of chronic fatigue syndrome
    Elizabeth R Unger
    Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    BMC Neurol 4:6. 2004
    ..Conversely, many sleep disorders present similarly to CFS. Few studies characterizing sleep in unselected CFS subjects have been published and none have been performed in cases identified from population-based studies...
  5. ncbi Effect of duloxetine in patients with fibromyalgia: tiredness subgroups
    Laurence A Bradley
    Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama 35294, USA
    Arthritis Res Ther 12:R141. 2010
    ..This study tested the hypothesis that baseline ratings of fatigue/tiredness would be negatively associated with the efficacy of duloxetine on measures of pain and functional ability in patients with fibromyalgia...
  6. ncbi Effects of bedtime very low dose cyclobenzaprine on symptoms and sleep physiology in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome: a double-blind randomized placebo-controlled study
    Harvey Moldofsky
    Sleep Disorders Clinics, Centre for Sleep and Chronobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    J Rheumatol 38:2653-63. 2011
    ....
  7. ncbi The significance of dysfunctions of the sleeping/waking brain to the pathogenesis and treatment of fibromyalgia syndrome
    Harvey Moldofsky
    Sleep Disorders Clinics of the Centre for Sleep and Chronobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Rheum Dis Clin North Am 35:275-83. 2009
    ....
  8. ncbi Rheumatic manifestations of sleep disorders
    Harvey Moldofsky
    Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada
    Curr Opin Rheumatol 22:59-63. 2010
    ..This paper reviews the accumulating evidence from human and animal experimental research studies that show a bidirectional relationship of disordered sleep to pain and fatigue...
  9. ncbi Disordered sleep in fibromyalgia and related myofascial facial pain conditions
    H K Moldofsky
    Sleep Disorders Clinic, Centre for Sleep and Chronobiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Dent Clin North Am 45:701-13. 2001
    ..This awareness results in more comprehensive management and an improved opportunity for optimal patient management as well as improved sleep and diminished pain levels...
  10. ncbi The contribution of sleep medicine to the assessment of the tired patient
    H Moldofsky
    University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
    Can J Psychiatry 45:798-802. 2000
    ....
  11. ncbi Effects of sodium oxybate on sleep physiology and sleep/wake-related symptoms in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study
    Harvey Moldofsky
    Centre for Sleep and Chronobiology and Toronto Psychiatric Research Foundation, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    J Rheumatol 37:2156-66. 2010
    ..To determine the effects of sodium oxybate (SXB) on sleep physiology and sleep/wake-related symptoms in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome (FM)...
  12. ncbi Chronic widespread musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, depression and disordered sleep in chronic post-SARS syndrome; a case-controlled study
    Harvey Moldofsky
    Sleep Disorders Clinic of the Centre for Sleep and Chronobiology, 340 College St, Suite 580, Toronto, ON M5T 3A9, Canada
    BMC Neurol 11:37. 2011
    ..The long term adverse effects of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), a viral disease, are poorly understood...
  13. ncbi Sleep disturbances in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
    P Corkum
    Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Canada
    J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 37:637-46. 1998
    ..To evaluate the relationship between sleep disturbances and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)...
  14. ncbi Brain-blood permeability: TNF-alpha promotes escape of protein tracer from CSF to blood
    J B Dickstein
    Centre for Sleep and Chronobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5T 2S8
    Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 279:R148-51. 2000
    ..No significant changes were observed in control animals treated with saline. The data suggest that TNF-alpha promotes the clearance of protein macromolecules from the CSF to the venous blood...
  15. ncbi Variants of the orexin2/hcrt2 receptor gene identified in patients with excessive daytime sleepiness and patients with Tourette's syndrome comorbidity
    Miles D Thompson
    Department of Pharmacology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet 129:69-75. 2004
    ..Further work is warranted to study the variability of the orexin/hypocretin system in a variety of disorders characterized by EDS...
  16. ncbi Periodic K-alpha sleep EEG activity and periodic limb movements during sleep: comparisons of clinical features and sleep parameters
    J G MacFarlane
    University of Toronto, Centre for Sleep and Chronobiology, Toronto Hospital (Western Division, Ontario, Canada
    Sleep 19:200-4. 1996
    ..The PLMS group was predominantly male, showed greater sleep disruption and presented with a variety of sleep-related symptoms...
  17. ncbi Sleep problems in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: impact of subtype, comorbidity, and stimulant medication
    P Corkum
    Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Canada
    J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 38:1285-93. 1999
    ..To determine the relationship of sleep problems to attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), diagnostic subtype, comorbid disorders, and the effects of stimulant treatment...
  18. ncbi Fatigue in systemic lupus erythematosus: contributions of disordered sleep, sleepiness, and depression
    Andrea Iaboni
    University of Toronto Lupus Clinic, Centre for Prognosis Studies in the Rheumatic Diseases, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    J Rheumatol 33:2453-7. 2006
    ..Tiredness in SLE that is the result of excessive daytime sleepiness can be distinguished from tiredness of depression. Such distinctions will help identify appropriate treatment for tired patients with SLE...
  19. ncbi The relationship of lymphocytes in blood and in lymph to sleep/wake states in sheep
    J B Dickstein
    Centre for Sleep and Chronobiology, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Sleep 23:185-90. 2000
    ..There were no differences in lymphocyte subsets in the blood and in the lymph during sleep/wake brain states. These data indicate that migration of cells in the peripheral lymphatic system is altered during sleep compared to wakefulness...
  20. ncbi Ottawa Panel evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for aerobic fitness exercises in the management of fibromyalgia: part 1
    Lucie Brosseau
    Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa Hospital, Civic Campus, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    Phys Ther 88:857-71. 2008
    ..The objective of this study was to create guidelines for the use of aerobic fitness exercises in the management of adult patients (>18 years of age) with fibromyalgia, as defined by the 1990 American College of Rheumatology criteria...
  21. ncbi Ottawa Panel evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for strengthening exercises in the management of fibromyalgia: part 2
    Lucie Brosseau
    Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa Hospital, Civic Campus, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    Phys Ther 88:873-86. 2008
    ..The objective of this study was to create guidelines for the use of strengthening exercises in the management of adult patients (>18 years of age) with fibromyalgia (FM), as defined by the 1990 American College of Rheumatology criteria...
  22. ncbi Special considerations in insomnia diagnosis and management: depressed, elderly, and chronic pain populations
    Ruth M Benca
    University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA
    J Clin Psychiatry 65:26-35. 2004
    ..Conversely, there is evidence that appropriate recognition and management of the sleep complaint may alleviate other symptoms related to the associated condition and help interrupt this vicious cycle...
  23. ncbi Panel discussion: changing how we think about insomnia
    Sonia Ancoli-Israel
    J Clin Psychiatry 65:44-6. 2004
  24. ncbi Sleep disturbance induced by substance P in mice
    Monica L Andersen
    Department of Psychobiology, Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo UNIFESP, Brazil
    Behav Brain Res 167:212-8. 2006
    ..Prior administration of the NK1 antagonist prevented the disturbances in sleep. CONCLUSIONS: The results suggest that SP produces disturbances in sleep, likely mediated by the NK1 receptor...