Neurology

Sleep Special Interest Group

Excessive sleepiness, difficulty sleeping and abnormal sleep behaviors are common problems. Several members of the Department of Neurology at Mayo Clinic have a special interest in sleep disorders and work with pulmonologists and psychiatrists in the comprehensive, multidisciplinary Mayo Sleep Disorders Center.

Conditions and symptoms

• Excessive daytime sleepiness
• Narcolepsy
• Cataplexy
• Idiopathic hypersomnia
• Restless leg syndrome
• Periodic limb movements of sleep
• Parasomnias
• REM sleep behavior disorder
• Sleep walking
• Adolescent insomnia and circadian rhythm disorders

Staff

• Bradley F. Boeve, M.D. (adult sleep medicine)
• Suresh Kotagal, M.D. (child and adolescent sleep medicine)
• Michael H. Silber, M.D. (adult sleep medicine)