The Sleep Disorders Center at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center specializes in the evaluation and treatment of problems related to abnormal sleep or excessive daytime sleepiness. Our diagnostic and patient care services are available to patients of all ages and are provided in collaboration with the patient’s primary physician.
Nationally accredited by the American Sleep Disorder Association, the Sleep Disorders Center can evaluate a number of conditions.
- Insomnia
- Narcolepsy
- Seasonal affective disorder
- Common parasomnias, such as sleepwalking, nightmares, restless leg syndrome and nocturnal seizures
Specialty areas include pediatric pneumograms to assess breathing problems in infants; PH monitoring to assess sleep disorders related to gastro-esophageal reflux; nocturnal penile tumescence (NPT) studies to determine male impotence and sleep apnea disorders.
Since many physiological functions change solely as a function of the sleeping state and many disorders are specifically induced by sleep, assessment may involve the central nervous system, respiratory, cardiac, gastrointestinal, genitourinary and/or endocrine function.
Our multi-disciplinary staff includes experts in cardiology, neurology, orthodontics, otolaryngology (ear, nose, and throat), psychiatry, and pulmonary, as well as polysomnographic technologists and nursing specialists.
Physicians at the center can provide physical examinations as well as diagnostic tests including nocturnal polysomnographic studies (NPSG) and nap studies or multiple sleep latency tests (MSLT). Staff members collaborate with experts in neuropsychology, urology, neonatology, pediatrics, clinical psychology and internal medicine.
Nocturnal polysomnographic studies are performed from 9 pm until 7 am, Monday through Thursday. Our specialized, state-of-the art Sleep Disorders Center is open Monday through Friday from 8 am until 5 pm for interpretation of studies, MSLT testing and scheduling.
To schedule a patient or for more information, call the Physician Access Line (PAL®) at 800-277-7654 or 336-716-7654.
To schedule a sleep study, call the Sleep Disorders Center at 336-716-5288.
