# Sleep medicine, sleep research, and sleep education: a whole life devoted to sleep **Authors:** Michel Billiard PMC · DOI: 10.1093/sleepadvances/zpae029 · Sleep Advances: A Journal of the Sleep Research Society · 2024-06-05 ## TL;DR The paper recounts the author's career in sleep medicine, research, and education in Europe from 1970 to 2000. ## Contribution A personal account of contributions to the development of sleep science and education over three decades. ## Key findings - The author played a role in advancing sleep medicine in Europe. - Contributions to sleep research and education were significant during the period. - The paper highlights the growth of the field during the 1970s to 2000s. ## Abstract This article describes my participation in sleep medicine, sleep research, and sleep education, mainly in Europe, between the years 1970 and 2000. ## Full-text entities - **Genes:** Bw52 [NCBI Gene 544626], HLA-A (major histocompatibility complex, class I, A) [NCBI Gene 3105] {aka HLAA}, Bw35 [NCBI Gene 544617] - **Diseases:** sleep deprivation (MESH:D012892), sleep-related breathing disorders (MESH:D012891), narcolepsy type 1 (MESH:C563534), partial idiopathic epilepsies (MESH:D004828), dysautonomias (MESH:D054969), cataplexy (MESH:D002385), sleep paralysis (MESH:D020188), sleep-related painful erections (MESH:D020923), Sleepiness (MESH:D000077260), petit mal absences (MESH:D004832), neurodegenerative disorders (MESH:D019636), hyperactive (MESH:D006948), prolonged nocturnal sleep (MESH:D008133), Kleine-Levin syndrome (MESH:D017593), parasomnias (MESH:D020447), temporal lobe epilepsy (MESH:D004833), Nervous Diseases (MESH:D009422), myasthenia (MESH:D020294), Epilepsy (MESH:D004827), medical disorders (MESH:D000069279), cardiovascular disorders (MESH:D002318), Sleep and Arousal Disorders (MESH:D020921), sudden infant death syndrome (MESH:D013398), International (MESH:D000082122), dyssomnias (MESH:D020920), NwC (MESH:D009290), obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (MESH:D020181), Sleep Medicine (MESH:D012893), mood disorders (MESH:D019964), traumatic brain injury (MESH:D000070642), Disorders of Central Hypersomnolence (MESH:D006970), disorders of initiating and maintaining sleep (MESH:D007319), IHwLST (MESH:D020177), generalized idiopathic epilepsies (MESH:C562694), Myoclonic seizures (MESH:D012640), Disorders (MESH:D009358) - **Chemicals:** Modafinil (MESH:D000077408), Medecine (-), adrafinil (MESH:C022116) - **Species:** Mus musculus (house mouse, species) [taxon 10090], Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606], Felis catus (cat, species) [taxon 9685] ## Full text _Full body text omitted from this summary view._ Fetch the complete paper as Markdown: https://tomesphere.com/paper/PMC11151915/full.md ## References 29 references — full list in the complete paper: https://tomesphere.com/paper/PMC11151915/full.md --- Source: https://tomesphere.com/paper/PMC11151915