Dr. Christopher Wilson
Sleep Medicine
Avon, IN
23 years experience male
Locations
American Health Network
Avon, IN
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Friday: 8:00am - 4:00pm
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American Health Network
Plainfield, IN
About
Bio
Born in South Bend, Indiana. Lives in Indianapolis, Indiana with his wife and 4 children. Enjoys running, golf, tennis.
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Sleep Medicine
Neurology
Doctor Q&A
297 Answers
89 Agrees
The number of answers this doctor has agreed with.
A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Christopher Wilsonanswered
Sleep Medicine 23 years experience
See your doc: Carpal tunnel syndrome and cubital tunnel syndrome are frequent causes and easy to treat.
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Sleep Medicine 23 years experience
Amyvid scan: The new Amyvid scans measures amyloid load and may be helpful in stratifying risk of mci conversion to alzheimer's.
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A 46-year-old member asked:
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Sleep Medicine 23 years experience
Sleep paralysis: Is reasonably common potentially affecting up to 10% of the population during a life. It can be triggered by stress, insufficient sleep, sleep schedul... Read More
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A 33-year-old male asked:
Dr. Christopher Wilsonanswered
Sleep Medicine 23 years experience
Yes two kinds : With and without cataplexy.
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Sleep Medicine 23 years experience
A couple things: I order these for atypical dementia presentations (brain pet) and cancer (whole body pet).
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A 36-year-old male asked:
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Sleep Medicine 23 years experience
Myth:: Myth: people who aren't overweight can't have obstructive sleep apnea.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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Sleep Medicine 23 years experience
Timing is everything: Dont exercise within 2-3 hours of your desired bed time if you can help it. Exercise helps sleep problems but can sabotage it if it is too intense too... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Sleep Medicine 23 years experience
Several things : Medications, thyroid issues, time of day you're sleeping, psychiatric issues, lack of exercise are things i can come up with on the spur of the moment... Read More
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A 29-year-old member asked:
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Sleep Medicine 23 years experience
Overdose: Taking more than what is prescribed is an overdose. Whether it has consequences or not depends how on large the overdose is.
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A 57-year-old female asked:
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Sleep Medicine 23 years experience
Cautious : I would guess the surgeon is being cautious to make sure that the neurologist agrees that surgery will help the problem. Stenosis of the spinal canal ... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
Dr. Christopher Wilsonanswered
Sleep Medicine 23 years experience
Not usually: Not a typical symptom.
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Sleep Medicine 23 years experience
RLS: Sounds like really bad restless legs syndrome which can affect your whole body at times. You may be iron deficient or have some liver or kidney issues... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Sleep Medicine 23 years experience
Proper sleep hygiene: I'm not sure what you mean by sleep pattern changes. Ideally you should follow proper sleep hygiene and set regular bed/wake times. Don't nap.
If y... Read More
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A 48-year-old female asked:
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Sleep Medicine 23 years experience
ER?: If its a severe headache in that location unlike any others you've ever had before you probably want to head to the er. Aneurysm ruptures can cause su... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Christopher Wilsonanswered
Sleep Medicine 23 years experience
Change meds: Depending why Mirapex (pramipexole) is being used we can usually figure out a different drug to use that might be better tolerated.
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A female asked:
Dr. Christopher Wilsonanswered
Sleep Medicine 23 years experience
Maybe : Lyme disease can cause those symptoms but so can other issues like carpal tunnel syndrome, etc. Seeing a neurologist would help sort that out.
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Christopher Wilsonanswered
Sleep Medicine 23 years experience
Sleep doc: I'd recommend seeing a doc who is certified in sleep medicine.
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Christopher Wilsonanswered
Sleep Medicine 23 years experience
Better motor skills: Levodopa should really help your motor skills. Make sure you don't eat protein around your dosing or else you may not absorb it very well.
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Christopher Wilsonanswered
Sleep Medicine 23 years experience
Neurologist: Tingling usually means a nerve issue. See a neurologist.
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A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Christopher Wilsonanswered
Sleep Medicine 23 years experience
Hypnic jerks: Probably hypnic jerks and periodic limb movements of sleep. These are worsened by some meds, caffeine, stress, alcohol, sleep deprivation.
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A 27-year-old female asked:
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Sleep Medicine 23 years experience
You can but : Theoretically one could but using amphetamines consistently can cause cardiac and neurological problems as well as substance anise problems. You'd be ... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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Sleep Medicine 23 years experience
Sleep apnea: It sounds like you may have obstructive sleep apnea. A sleep study can diagnoses this. Untreated it is associated with heart disease and stroke as wel... Read More
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A 34-year-old male asked:
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Sleep Medicine 23 years experience
Sleep specialist: There are so many things that could be affecting your sleep that you'd probably end up doing better if you sought the help of a sleep specialist.
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Christopher Wilsonanswered
Sleep Medicine 23 years experience
Sort of: Sleep deprivation messes up several hormone systems which can affect metabolism is various ways. It can make you crave certain foods (usually heavy ca... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Christopher Wilsonanswered
Sleep Medicine 23 years experience
Flavor of headache : Migraine is a flavor of headache. They are usually severe and debilitating with other symptoms like nausea, vomiting, sensitivity to light and sound a... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Christopher Wilsonanswered
Sleep Medicine 23 years experience
Many options: Short term meds, proper sleep hygiene, cognitive behavioral therapy, sleep restriction and stimulus control therapies, etc. A sleep specialist could h... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Sleep Medicine 23 years experience
Pseudoseizures: If you do have pseudoseizures or psychogenic nonepileptic seizures you have to buy into this diagnosis for proper treatment. If you need to hear it mo... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Christopher Wilsonanswered
Sleep Medicine 23 years experience
Many things: Meds, sleep disorders like sleep apnea, narcolepsy, idiopathic hypersomnia, certain neurodegenerative diseases like parkinson's disease, hypothyroidis... Read More
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A 29-year-old male asked:
Dr. Christopher Wilsonanswered
Sleep Medicine 23 years experience
Sleep study: See your doc and tell them this. You need a sleep study. You may have sleep apnea. Other sleep disorders can cause this as well.
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Christopher Wilsonanswered
Sleep Medicine 23 years experience
Yes: Hyperthyroidism can cause insomnia. Hypothyroidism can cause fatigue and daytime sleepiness. The real question is whether your thyroid condition is af... Read More
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A 62-year-old male asked:
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Sleep Medicine 23 years experience
Many things: Meds like ropinirole, pramipexole, Neupro (rotigotine) patches, gabapentin, lyrica, etc. Go Dopamine agonist first.
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A 61-year-old female asked:
Dr. Christopher Wilsonanswered
Sleep Medicine 23 years experience
NPH: They are probably thinking about normal pressure hydrocephalus which has some combination of cognitive dysfunction, gait problems, and incontinence.
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A 26-year-old male asked:
Dr. Christopher Wilsonanswered
Sleep Medicine 23 years experience
Call OB: Her OB needs to know about symptoms like this. Call him or her.
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Sleep Medicine 23 years experience
Just a couple : Any foods containing tryptophan like turkey may make you drowsy. Alcohol can but then as the alcohol leaves your brain you wake up so don't use alcoho... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Sleep Medicine 23 years experience
Nerve compression : You may be temporarily compressing a nerve while laying on it or carpal tunnel and cubital tunnel syndromes can cause this as well and can lead to per... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
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Sleep Medicine 23 years experience
Restless legs: This sounds like restless legs syndrome. There are genetic and other causes as well as useful medications. You should see a doc, be screened for iron ... Read More
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A 41-year-old male asked:
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Sleep Medicine 23 years experience
Possibly normal : Assuming you don't have sleep apnea, other medical problems or take some meds that cause drowsiness this could be due to what you're eating for lunch ... Read More
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A 35-year-old female asked:
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Sleep Medicine 23 years experience
Dizziness?: Dizziness has many meanings. When you see your doctor try to explain how you feel without using the dizzy word. Otherwise we can't help you. Spinning.... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
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Sleep Medicine 23 years experience
Probably right : If you have a normal examination and MRI and it is not med related then i'd guess your doc is right. Go on a med for migraine prevention for at least ... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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Sleep Medicine 23 years experience
Cubital tunnel: This is potentially from compressing your ulnar (funny bone) nerve at the elbow which is cubital tunnel syndrome. Try sleeping with your arms straight... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Sleep Medicine 23 years experience
Dizziness: Dizziness means many different things to many people. You will get a much better diagnosis or answer if you describe your sensation without using the ... Read More
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A 38-year-old male asked:
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Sleep Medicine 23 years experience
Perhaps: Other things like sleep apnea can cause cognitive problems as well as medications, psychiatric diseases, B12 deficiency, thyroid disease and then othe... Read More
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A 43-year-old female asked:
Dr. Christopher Wilsonanswered
Sleep Medicine 23 years experience
Not usually : Usually we can control daytime sleepiness and cataplexy with meds. Most narcoleptics don't need disability.
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Christopher Wilsonanswered
Sleep Medicine 23 years experience
Yes: Frontal lobe seizures often occur during sleep.
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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Sleep Medicine 23 years experience
Unlikely: It's unlikely. Most headaches are not caused by structural issues with the brain and you have had a normal mri.
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A 48-year-old member asked:
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Sleep Medicine 23 years experience
Almost anything: Your immune system won't work well if you don't get enough sleep opening you up to more frequent infections.
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Sleep Medicine 23 years experience
Sometimes : Sleeping too much or too little may trigger a migraine.
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A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Christopher Wilsonanswered
Sleep Medicine 23 years experience
Yes: Anxiety and stress can do almost anything however it's best to get checked out before blaming symptoms on anxiety.
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A 45-year-old male asked:
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Sleep Medicine 23 years experience
Figure out why: It's too hard to answer this based on the above. It could be from pd off time or associated sleep disorders that are part of pd. Other things like dep... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:
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Sleep Medicine 23 years experience
Ask your doc: They know your body weight, tolerance to medications, other medications you take and medical problems that might influence the answer.
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Aug 9, 2014
Great answers. Thank you!
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Wilson is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Wilson is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Thank you. My iron was low a few months ago but resent blood work shows my iron levels are normal. But my restless nights have gotten worse.
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! this could be something really bad? ?It was only one episode ,after spending a whole day at the forest. should he go for a check ?
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Thanks for your quick reply! That would be great! Currently take 25mg metoprolol. Have been checking resting heart rate in low 50's sometimes 40's.
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Indiana University School of Medicine
Graduated 2000MD
Residency
Indiana University Hospital
Residency
Methodist Hospital
Awards
Chief Resident, Indiana University Department of Neurology
Most Influential, Third Place, Indianapolis Region, IN - Summer
2013
Thought Leader, Second Place, Indianapolis Region, IN - Summer
2013
Affiliations
American Academy of Neurology
American Academy of Sleep Medicine
Indiana State Medical Association
Publications
Ischemic Stroke (book review)
Stroke: Predisposing Conditions (book review)
Amnestic left posterior cerebral artery infarction mimicking herpes simplex encephalitis
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