[Greater-baltimore] FW: Daylight-savings time- Chronic sleepiness - Blindness

[Danielsen, Chris]

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From: Christian Lavedan [mailto:Christian.Lavedan at vandapharma.com] 
Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2010 4:59 PM
To: Danielsen, Chris
Subject: Daylight-savings time- Chronic sleepiness - Blindness



Dear Chris Danielsen

 

As daylight-savings time is approaching, I thought that you may be
interested to know about a local TV show that will discuss chronic
sleepiness on Monday, November 1. Dr. Emsellem from the Center for Sleep
& Wake Disorders in Chevy Chase MD will participate in "Let's Talk Live"
hosted by Natasha Barrett and Melanie Hastings (between 11:30am and
12noon, Comcast: channel 28, RCN: channel 308, Verizon FIOS: channel 8,
U.S. Capitol: channel 48).

She will discuss chronic sleepiness, what you need to know year-round
and also in the weeks following the shift to daylight-savings time. 

As you know chronic sleepiness is a particularly serious problem for
some individuals who are blind and lack light sensitivity necessary to
reset their "body clock".  As a result, people may develop a condition
called Non 24-Hour Sleep Wake Disorder (N24HSWD) where they experience
inconsistent sleep patterns and often have trouble falling and staying
asleep during conventional hours.  

 

I would appreciate if you could help us raise awareness of this disorder
by passing this information to your friends and the members of your
organization. I have attached a fact sheet on N24HSWD and the
announcement of a clinical trial which is currently enrolling subjects
in the Maryland-Virginia-DC area.

 

Thank you very much

Best regards,

 

 

 

Christian Lavedan, Ph.D.

Head of Discovery

Vanda Pharmaceuticals

9605 Medical Center Drive Suite 300

Rockville, MD 20850, USA

Tel: 240.599.4500

Fax: 301.294.1900

www.vandapharma.com <http://www.vandapharma.com/> 

 

 



 

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