Adult Sleep Functional Unit (SomA)

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Integrated care for sleep disorders in adults

The Adult Sleep Functional Unit provides comprehensive, multidisciplinary care for all sleep disorders, from insomnia to sleep-related breathing disorders, as well as central hypersomnias and parasomnias. It draws on the combined expertise of several specialties (neurology, pulmonology, ENT, stomatology, psychiatry, psychology, etc.) and dedicated technical facilities to provide accurate diagnosis and personalised follow-up.

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A recognised centre of expertise

The unit has particular expertise in central hypersomnias (rare conditions requiring specialised care) and sleep disorders associated with neurological diseases. It provides coordinated care pathways, from screening to treatment, with dedicated medical and paramedical teams.

Sleep: a key marker of health

Our approach is based on an integrated view of sleep as a marker of physical and mental health, at the crossroads of neurological, cardiorespiratory and psychiatric disorders. The unit is also involved in innovative research aimed at developing new biomarkers of alertness and sleep, to support the diagnosis and prognosis of patients.

Our care services

The unit provides a comprehensive and specialised range of services for the assessment and management of sleep and wakefulness disorders in adults. It relies on dedicated technical facilities and a multidisciplinary team.

Inpatient unit with 7 dedicated rooms equipped for (video-)polysomnography
Rooms equipped for video-polysomnography with high-density EEG within the Integrated Memory Clinic (CIMe) and the epilepsy unit
Diagnostic and therapeutic polysomnography (CPAP/BiPAP)
Specialised tests: Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT), Maintenance of Wakefulness Test (MWT), 24-hour prolonged recordings, capnography
Ambulatory devices for sleep recordings and home screening
Actigraphy and assessment of the sleep-wake rhythm
Specialised multidisciplinary consultations (neurology, pulmonology, psychiatry, ENT, etc.)
Management of insomnia (including cognitive behavioural therapy), central hypersomnias, sleep apnoea, parasomnias, circadian rhythm disorders and chronobiology
Personalised follow-up, both inpatient and outpatient, integrated into coordinated care pathways
Access to clinical studies and innovative projects

Pr. Mélanie Strauss, Neurologue, Responsable Académique de la Clinique Intégrée de la Mémoire (CIMe), Hôpital Universitaire de Bruxelles

Prof. Mélanie Strauss

Academic Head of the Integrated Memory Clinic (CIMe)
Head of the Adult Sleep Functional Unit (SomA)

Position
Neurologist, Hospital Professor
Specialist in cognitive neuroscience
Sleep and wakefulness specialist
FNRS Researcher

View Dr Strauss's publications

As a clinician and researcher, Prof. Mélanie Strauss coordinates translational research projects focusing on the links between sleep, memory and neurodegeneration. Her work combines cognitive neuropsychology paradigms, multimodal neuroimaging methods and longitudinal studies to better understand the importance of sleep for brain health and to identify early biomarkers of neurodegenerative diseases.