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Aatif M. Husain, MD

Aatif M. Husain, MDAatif M. Husain, MD

Director, Duke Clinical Neurophysiology Training Program
Duke Medicine
Sleep Disorders
Neurology

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Bio

Aatif Husain is a neurologist who focuses on the science of sleep and what happens when people don't get enough of it. Specifically, Husain provides clinical care for and conducts research on sleep disorders, such as narcolepsy and REM-behavior disorders, epilepsy, and neuromuscular disorders. He is a clinician member of the Duke Sleep Disorders Center -- one of the country’s oldest such centers and one of the few in the nation that offer interdisciplinary faculty expertise in neurology, pulmonology, psychology, and psychiatry.

Husain is board-certified in neurology and clinical neurophysiology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He also holds certification from the American Board of Clinical Neurophysiology, the American Board of Sleep Medicine, and the American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine.

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Duke Medicine

Credentials

Organization Affiliations:
  • Duke Sleep Disorders Center
  • Duke University, School of Medicine
 

My Answers

Q. I have no trouble falling asleep. But, I wake up between 15-20 times a night. Do I need to undergo a sleep study?
A. Having difficulty maintaining sleep is a very common problem; you are definitely not alone! Insomnia, in all its forms, is the commonest sleep...
Q. My husband is talking aloud and giving speeches, all while sound asleep. Does he have a sleep disorder?
A. It sounds like your husband may have a sleep disorder. There are sleep disorders in which individuals start to act out their dreams or move about...
Q. Is sleep sex, also known as sexsomnia, a real disorder?
A. Whereas there has been some controversy about whether "sexsomnia" is a separate disorder or a variation of a common sleep disorder known as...
Q. What can I do to help my 9 year old son who falls aleep easily, but then wakes up several times a night?
A. Insomnia in children is quite common. It can become very problematic for parents as this disturbs their sleep as well. Often the children do not seem...
Q. What could cause me to be almost impossible to wake up in the mornings?
A. ...This is a very common problem. There are many causes of this as well. The commonest disease that results in severe sleepiness is sleep apnea...
Q. My problem is staying asleep! I've had a sleep study; no apnea, but I'm not getting enough Delta sleep. Any suggestions?
A. There are many types of insomnia, and difficulty staying alseep is a common type of insmonia. There are many reasons for this, just as there are many...
Q. Could my boyfriend's loud snoring indicate a health problem?
A. The problem you describe with your boyfriend is very common. Loud snoring occurs in almost 25% of the population. By itself, snoring is not...
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