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1 Hackensack Meridian-Health JFK University Medical Center, 65 James Street, Edison, NJ, 08818, USA. Electronic address: sbhat2012@yahoo.com.
2 Sleep Medicine Research, and Co-Chair Emeritus of Neurology, Hackensack Meridian-Health JFK University Medical Center, 65 James Street, Edison, NJ, 08818, USA. Electronic address: sudhansu.chokroverty@hmhn.org.
1 Hackensack Meridian-Health JFK University Medical Center, 65 James Street, Edison, NJ, 08818, USA. Electronic address: sbhat2012@yahoo.com.
2 Sleep Medicine Research, and Co-Chair Emeritus of Neurology, Hackensack Meridian-Health JFK University Medical Center, 65 James Street, Edison, NJ, 08818, USA. Electronic address: sudhansu.chokroverty@hmhn.org.
This chapter summarizes the known associations between COVID-19 and sleep dysfunction, including insomnia, excessive daytime sleepiness, restless legs syndrome and nightmares, and touches upon pandemic-related considerations for obstructive sleep apnea and continuous positive airway pressure treatment. Treatment strategies and management approaches are also briefly discussed.
Keywords:
COVID-19 and nightmares; COVID-19 and obstructive sleep apnea; COVID-19 and sleep dysfunction; COVIDsomnia; Coronasomnia.
The ICMJE Uniform Disclosure Form for Potential Conflicts of Interest associated with this article can be viewed by clicking on the following link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2021.07.021.
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