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Steven L. Cunningham
Researcher at McLean Hospital
Publications - 6
Citations - 313
Steven L. Cunningham is an academic researcher from McLean Hospital. The author has contributed to research in topics: Polysomnography & Sleep disorder. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 6 publications receiving 299 citations. Previous affiliations of Steven L. Cunningham include Harvard University.
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Fluoxetine-induced sleep disturbance in depressed patients
TL;DR: It is concluded that a higher incidence of PLMD and frequent transient arousals associated with eye movements may be responsible in part for the complaint of insomnia made by patients treated with fluoxetine.
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Are thyroid function tests necessary in patients with suspected sleep apnea
John W. Winkelman,Harold Goldman,Nicole Piscatelli,Scott E. Lukas,Cynthia M. Dorsey,Steven L. Cunningham +5 more
TL;DR: It is concluded that thyroid screening does not appear to be appropriate for patients with suspected, or confirmed, OSA in the absence of signs or symptoms consistent with hypothyroidism or unless they are in a high risk group (women over the age of 60).
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Effects of passive body heating on the sleep of older female insomniacs
Cynthia M. Dorsey,Scott E. Lukas,Martin H. Teicher,David G. Harper,John W. Winkelman,Steven L. Cunningham,Andrew Satlin +6 more
TL;DR: Results of subjective measures showed that subjects experienced significantly “deeper” and more restful sleep after hot baths, and hot baths resulted in a significant delay of temperature nadir in comparison to baseline nights.
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Reversal of sleep disturbances in cocaine- and heroin-dependent men during chronic buprenorphine treatment
Scott E. Lukas,Cynthia M. Dorsey,Nancy K. Mello,Jack H. Mendelson,Leslie H. Lundahl,Michelle B. Sholar,Steven L. Cunningham +6 more
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Polysomnographic characteristics of neuroleptic-induced akathisia.
Joseph F. Lipinski,James I. Hudson,Steven L. Cunningham,Harlyn G. Aizley,Paul E. Keck,Gopinath Mallya,Rrobert B. Aranow,Scott E. Lukas +7 more
TL;DR: All-night polysomnography performed in patients with neuroleptic-induced akathisia displayed a pattern of leg movement activity during sleep similar to healthy individuals and depressed patients, and eight of nine patients with NIA exhibited 10− to 40-second bursts of increased leg muscle tone before sleep onset.