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Management of obstructive sleep apnea in acromegalyNathaniel F Watson
Department of Neurology, University of Washington, USA
Sleep Med 8:539-40. 2007
A novel method for the evaluation and treatment of obstructive sleep apnea in four adults with complex congenital heart disease and Fontan repairsNathaniel F Watson
Department of Neurology, University of Washington, Seattle, 98104 2499, USA
Sleep Breath 13:421-4. 2009..Therefore, OSA in adults with CHD may have a greater adverse impact on cardiovascular health than in the general population...
Aerophagia and gastroesophageal reflux disease in patients using continuous positive airway pressure: a preliminary observationNathaniel F Watson
Department of Neurology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
J Clin Sleep Med 4:434-8. 2008..Associated discomfort can result in CPAP discontinuation. We hypothesize that aerophagia is associated with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) via mechanisms involving GERD related lower esophageal sphincter (LES) compromise...
Hypersomnia following traumatic brain injuryNathaniel F Watson
Department of Neurology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98104 2499, USA
J Clin Sleep Med 3:363-8. 2007..To evaluate the prevalence and natural history of sleepiness following traumatic brain injury...
Secondary narcolepsy following neurocysticercosis infectionNathaniel F Watson
University of Washington Sleep Disorders Center, Box 359803, 325 Ninth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104 2499, USA
J Clin Sleep Med 1:41-2. 2005..The diagnosis of neurocysticercosis should be considered in any individual with excessive sleepiness and recent travel to endemic regions of the world...
Management of obstructive sleep apnea in patients with congenital heart disease and Fontan proceduresNathaniel F Watson
Department of Neurology, University of Washington, USA
Sleep Med 8:537-8. 2007
Genetic and environmental influences on insomnia, daytime sleepiness, and obesity in twinsNathaniel F Watson
Department of Neurlogy, University of Washington Sleep Disorders Center at Harborview, Box 359803, 325 Ninth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104 2499, USA
Sleep 29:645-9. 2006..To better understand the relationships of insomnia, sleepiness, and obesity...
Neurologic signs and symptoms in fibromyalgiaNathaniel F Watson
Sleep Medicine Institute at Harborview, University of Washington, 325 Ninth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104, USA
Arthritis Rheum 60:2839-44. 2009..To determine the type and frequency of neurologic signs and symptoms in individuals with fibromyalgia (FM)...
Subjective and objective sleepiness in monozygotic twins discordant for chronic fatigue syndromeNathaniel F Watson
Department of Neurology, University of Washington, Seattle 98104 2499, USA
Sleep 27:973-7. 2004..To examine the association of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) with measures of objective and subjective sleepiness...
Determination of language dominance with near-infrared spectroscopy: comparison with the intracarotid amobarbital procedureNathaniel F Watson
Department of Neurology, University of Washington Regional Epilepsy Center, Box 359745, 325 Ninth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104 2499, USA
Seizure 13:399-402. 2004....
Comparison of subjective and objective measures of insomnia in monozygotic twins discordant for chronic fatigue syndromeNathaniel F Watson
Department of Neurology and Sleep Disorders Center, University of Washington, Seattle 98104 2499, USA
Sleep 26:324-8. 2003..To examine the objective and subjective measures of insomnia in chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)...
Does glucocorticoid administration prevent late seizures after head injury?Nathaniel F Watson
Neurology and Sleep Disorders Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98104 2499, USA
Epilepsia 45:690-4. 2004..Preventing posttraumatic epilepsy has been a difficult challenge. In this study we evaluated the association between glucocorticoid administration after traumatic brain injury (TBI) and posttraumatic seizures...
Esophageal foreign bodies causing obstructive sleep apnea in a patient with Sturge-Weber syndromeNathaniel F Watson
Department of Neurology, Sleep Disorders Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98104, USA
Chest 124:400-3. 2003..6 events per hour. Our report highlights the importance of considering foreign body aspiration as a cause for OSA in mentally handicapped patients...
Birth order and narcolepsy risk among genetically susceptible individuals: a population-based case-control studyNathaniel F Watson
Sleep Center, Harborview Medical Center, 325 Ninth Ave, Seattle, WA 98104, USA
Sleep Med 13:310-3. 2012..We investigated the association between birth order and narcolepsy risk in a population-based case-control study in which all study subjects were HLA-DQB1*0602 positive...
Sleep duration and body mass index in twins: a gene-environment interactionNathaniel F Watson
University of Washington Medicine Sleep Center, Box 359803, 325 Ninth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104 2499, USA
Sleep 35:597-603. 2012..To examine whether sleep duration modifies genetic and environmental influences on body mass index (BMI)...
Is Chiari I malformation associated with fibromyalgia?Nathaniel F Watson
Department of Neurology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
Neurosurgery 68:443-8; discussion 448-9. 2011..The symptoms of Chiari I Malformation (CIM) and fibromyalgia (FM) overlap. Some FM patients have been surgically treated for presumed CIM-type pathology...
High prevalence of restless legs syndrome among patients with fibromyalgia: a controlled cross-sectional studyMari Viola-Saltzman
Department of Neurology, Loyola University Medical Center Maywood, IL, USA
J Clin Sleep Med 6:423-7. 2010..RLS and FM have been associated in uncontrolled studies using a variety of RLS definitions. We explored this relationship using a cross-sectional study design...
A twin study of sleep duration and body mass indexNathaniel F Watson
Department of Neurology and University of Washington Medicine Sleep Institute, Seattle, WA 98104 2499, USA
J Clin Sleep Med 6:11-7. 2010..To determine the relative importance of genetic and environmental contributions to the association between sleep duration and body mass index (BMI)...
Traumatic brain injury and sleep disordersMari Viola-Saltzman
Pritzker School of Medicine, NorthShore University Health System, Department of Neurology, 2650 Ridge Avenue, Evanston, IL 60201, USA
Neurol Clin 30:1299-312. 2012..Unfortunately, treatment of sleep disorders associated with TBI often does not improve sleepiness or neuropsychologic function...
The experience of earthquakes by patients with epileptic and psychogenic nonepileptic seizuresNathaniel F Watson
Regional Epilepsy Center, Department of Neurology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98104, USA
Epilepsia 43:317-20. 2002..This indicates these two experiences are similar and provides a glimpse into the subjective experience of a seizure for those who have never had one but have experienced an earthquake...
Clinical implications of splenium magnetic resonance imaging signal changesMichael J Doherty
Department of Neurology, The University of Washington, Seattle, USA
Arch Neurol 62:433-7. 2005..Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may show discrete splenium abnormalities; however, the implications of this radiologic finding are unclear...
Do nonspecific focal EEG slowing and epileptiform abnormalities favor one hemisphere?Michael J Doherty
Department of Neurology and Regional Epilepsy Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
Epilepsia 43:1593-5. 2002..In contrast, other pathophysiologies such as stroke lateralize relatively symmetrically. Study of focal slowing and other EEG abnormalities allows assessment of favoring as well as referral and interpretation bias...
Sleep and comorbid neurologic disordersNathaniel F Watson
Harborview Medical Center, UW Medicine Sleep Center, 325 Ninth Ave, Box 359803, Seattle, WA 98104, USA
Continuum (Minneap Minn) 19:148-69. 2013..An understanding of the impact of sleep on neurologic disorders, and the impact of neurologic disorders on sleep, provides fresh opportunities for neurologists to improve the quality of life and functioning of their patients...
Does narcolepsy symptom severity vary according to HLA-DQB1*0602 allele status?Nathaniel F Watson
Sleep Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98104 2499, USA
Sleep 33:29-35. 2010..To investigate associations between HLA-DQB1*0602 allele status and measures of narcolepsy symptom severity...
The impact of a 4-hour sleep delay on slow wave activity in twins discordant for chronic fatigue syndromeRoseanne Armitage
Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA
Sleep 30:657-62. 2007..To evaluate this hypothesis, we examined the response to a sleep regulatory challenge in CFS...
Treatment of narcolepsy and other hypersomnias of central originMerrill S Wise
Methodist Healthcare Sleep Disorders Center Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Sleep 30:1712-27. 2007..The purpose of this paper is to summarize current knowledge about treatment of narcolepsy and other hypersomnias of central origin...
Smoking and snoring in twinsTheodore Bushnell
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 172:643; author reply 643. 2005
Research Grants
- Sleep Duration and Metabolism in TwinsNathaniel Watson; Fiscal Year: 2007..Dr. Watson's sponsors, mentors, and consultants are all highly regarded and respected scientists. ..
