by Rosalyn Carson-DeWitt, MD
American Academy of Sleep Medicine
Address:
1 Westbrook Corporate Center, Ste. 920
Westchester, IL 60154
Phone:
1-708-492-0930
Internet address:
http://www.aasmnet.org
Description of services provided:
This group offers a variety of materials discussing narcolepsy and other sleep disorders. If you need to find a sleep disorders specialist near you, their point-and-click map is a helpful tool.
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
2510 N. Frontage RD
Darien, IL 60561
1-630-737-9700
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov
NHLBI offers fact sheets on narcolepsy, other sleep disorders, and other heart, lung, and blood disorders. Look here for information on current areas of research, clinical trials, meetings and conferences put on by the NHLBI, and a link to another website, the National Center on Sleep Disorders Research (NCSDR).
National Sleep Foundation
1522 K Street, NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20005
1-202-347-3471
http://www.sleepfoundation.org
Here you will find brochures, newsletters, and reports on narcolepsy and other sleep disorders; a long list of links to other websites with good information on sleep disorders; and information about sleep disorder specialists in your area.
Last reviewed September 2012 by Brian Randall
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