Sleep-wake disorders

Sleep disorders are of significant importance for the neurologists. Neurologists should be aware and should play a major role for the evaluation and treatment of patients with sleep disorders. Examples include insomnias, sleep related breathing disorders, central hypersomnias like narcolepsy with cataplexy, circadian rhythm disorders, sleep related movement disorders (e.g. restless legs syndrome and periodic limb movements) and parasomnias (e.g. REM behaviour disorder, arousal and seizure disorders). Patients with neurological disorders often suffer from sleep disorders, e.g. sleep related breathing disorders in stroke and neuromuscular diseases, REM Behaviour Disorder in Parkinsonism. There is significant progress in the understanding of sleep-wake mechanism, the influence of sleep on health and disease, diagnostic and treatment modalities.

The aim of the EAN Scientific Panel on Sleep-wake disorders is to increase awareness of sleep disorders in relation to neurology. This is accomplished by:

  1. Coordinating sleep medicine research, diagnostic and treatment guidelines.
  2. Arrange courses, focused workshops and symposia dedicated to sleep medicine.
  3. Stimulating research activities.


Moreover tight collaboration is being established with the European Sleep Research Society.

You can reach out and contact us at scientific@ean.org.

Management Group

Pajediene, Evelina

Co-Chair

Pajediene, Evelina
Kaunas, Lithuania
Seidel, Stefan

Co-Chair

Seidel, Stefan
Bad Pirawarth, Austria
Baldelli, Luca

RRFS Representative

Baldelli, Luca
Bologna, Italy
Fronczek, Rolf

Management Group Member

Fronczek, Rolf
Leiden, The Netherlands
Plazzi, Giuseppe

Panel Member (Institution)

Plazzi, Giuseppe
Bologna, Italy
Stefani, Ambra

Management Group Member

Stefani, Ambra
Innsbruck, Austria

Individual panel members

Arnaldi, Dario
Arnaldi, Dario
Genova, Italy
Baldelli, Luca
Baldelli, Luca
Bologna, Italy
Bassetti, Claudio
Bassetti, Claudio
Bern, Switzerland
Beniczky, Sándor
Beniczky, Sándor
Dianalund, Denmark
Boon, Paul A.j.m.
Boon, Paul A.j.m.
Gent, Belgium
Comanducci, Angela
Comanducci, Angela
Milano, Italy
Falup Pecurariu, Cristian
Falup Pecurariu, Cristian
Brasov, Romania
Heidbreder, Anna
Heidbreder, Anna
Linz, Austria
Kallweit, Ulf
Kallweit, Ulf
Witten, Germany
Knudsen-Heier, Stine
Knudsen-Heier, Stine
Oslo, Norway
Maquet, Pierre
Maquet, Pierre
Liege, Belgium
Mathis, Johannes
Mathis, Johannes
Bern, Switzerland
Mayer, Geert
Mayer, Geert
Schwalmstadt, Germany
Mičule, Madara
Mičule, Madara
Marupe, Latvia
Muntean, Maria-Lucia
Muntean, Maria-Lucia
Kassel, Germany
Rauen, Katrin
Rauen, Katrin
Bonn, Germany
Rémi, Jan
Rémi, Jan
Munich, Germany
Rüegg, Stephan
Rüegg, Stephan
Basel, Switzerland
Ryvlin, Philippe
Ryvlin, Philippe
Lausanne, Switzerland
Trenkwalder, Claudia
Trenkwalder, Claudia
Kassel, Germany
Trimmel, Karin
Trimmel, Karin
Vienna, Austria

RRFS Member

Bonomi, Chiara Giuseppina
Bonomi, Chiara Giuseppina
Rome, Italy
Chertic, Gabriela-Diana
Chertic, Gabriela-Diana
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Dabala, Victor
Dabala, Victor
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Di Mauro, Giovanni
Di Mauro, Giovanni
Roma, Italy
Dias, Leonor
Dias, Leonor
Porto, Portugal
Dobri-Nicoara, Ana Maria
Dobri-Nicoara, Ana Maria
Bucuresti, Romania
Ibrahim, Abubaker
Ibrahim, Abubaker
Innsbruck, Austria
Isayan, Mariam
Isayan, Mariam
Yerevan, Armenia
Oliveira, Tiago
Oliveira, Tiago
Lisboa, Portugal
Pascazio, Alessia
Pascazio, Alessia
Pisa, Italy
Passaretti, Massimiliano
Passaretti, Massimiliano
Roma, Italy
Santangelo, Francesco
Santangelo, Francesco
Monza, Italy
Schreier, David
Schreier, David
Wabern, Switzerland
Talavera De La Esperanza, Blanca
Talavera De La Esperanza, Blanca
Houston, United States
Triantafyllou, Alexandros Stavros
Triantafyllou, Alexandros Stavros
Athens, Greece

Student Member

Daddoveri, Francesco
Daddoveri, Francesco
Molazzana, Italy
Gutic, Faruk
Gutic, Faruk
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Salkovic, Naida
Salkovic, Naida
Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Partner Society Representatives

Zuberi, Sameer

EPNS representative

Zuberi, Sameer
Glasgow, United Kingdom

Patient Representative

Jaarsma, Joke

Patient representative

Jaarsma, Joke
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Institutional panel members

Akyıldız, Utku
Akyıldız, Utku
Aydın, Turkey
Ašmane, Santa
Ašmane, Santa
Riga raj., Latvia
Barun, Barbara
Barun, Barbara
Zagreb, Croatia
Benbir Şenel, Gülçin
Benbir Şenel, Gülçin
Istanbul - Cerrahpasa, Turkey
Bonakis, Anastasios
Bonakis, Anastasios
Athens, Greece
Boskovic, Zeljko
Boskovic, Zeljko
Belgrade, Serbia
Büchele, Fabian
Büchele, Fabian
Zurich, Switzerland
Chechyck, Natalia
Chechyck, Natalia
Minsk, Belarus
Dolenc Groselj, Leja
Dolenc Groselj, Leja
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Eriksson, Sofia
Eriksson, Sofia
London, United Kingdom
Evangelista, Giacomo
Evangelista, Giacomo
SAN GIOVANNI TEATINO, Italy
Faludi, Béla
Faludi, Béla
Hungary
Fantini, Maria Livia
Fantini, Maria Livia
Clermont-Ferrand, France
Feketeova, Eva
Feketeova, Eva
Kosice, Slovakia
Fernandes, Catarina
Fernandes, Catarina
Coimbra, Portugal
Garcia-Borreguero, Diego
Garcia-Borreguero, Diego
Madrid, Spain
Givaty, Gili
Givaty, Gili
Shekef, Israel
Golubev, Valeriy
Golubev, Valeriy
Aland
Jankovic, Slavko
Jankovic, Slavko
Belgrade, Serbia
Jennum, Poul Jorgen
Jennum, Poul Jorgen
Glostrup - Copenhagen, Denmark
Khachatryan, Samson
Khachatryan, Samson
Yerevan, Armenia
Knudsen-Heier, Stine
Knudsen-Heier, Stine
Oslo, Norway
Kolev, Pencho
Kolev, Pencho
Sofia, Bulgaria
Koszewicz, Magdalena
Koszewicz, Magdalena
Wroclaw, Poland
Krüger, Michel
Krüger, Michel
Esch sur Alzette, Luxembourg
Liepina, Lelde
Liepina, Lelde
Rīga, Latvia
Lupusor, Adrian
Lupusor, Adrian
Chisinau, Moldova
Luzeiro, Isabel
Luzeiro, Isabel
Nepozitek, Jiri
Nepozitek, Jiri
Prague, Czech Republic
Oane, Irina
Oane, Irina
Bucharest, Romania
Šonka, Karel
Šonka, Karel
Praha 2, Czech Republic
Pajediene, Evelina
Pajediene, Evelina
Kaunas, Lithuania
Panea, Cristina Aura
Panea, Cristina Aura
Bucharest, Romania
Papacostas, Savvas
Papacostas, Savvas
Nicosia, Cyprus
Pijpers, Angelique
Pijpers, Angelique
Heeze, The Netherlands
Plazzi, Giuseppe
Plazzi, Giuseppe
Bologna, Italy
Põld, Katrin
Põld, Katrin
Estonia
Sakalauskaite Juodeikienė, Egle
Sakalauskaite Juodeikienė, Egle
Vilnius, Lithuania
Sarkanen, Tomi
Sarkanen, Tomi
Tampere, Finland
Schmidt, Markus
Schmidt, Markus
Bern, Switzerland
Seidel, Stefan
Seidel, Stefan
Bad Pirawarth, Austria
Stefani, Ambra
Stefani, Ambra
Innsbruck, Austria
Szakács, Zoltán
Szakács, Zoltán
Budapest, Hungary
Terzoudi, Aikaterini
Terzoudi, Aikaterini
Alexandroupoli, Greece
Young, Peter
Young, Peter