Clinical sleep disorders

This clinically focused, practical reference is a complete guide to diagnosing and treating sleep disorders. The opening sections explain basic definitions, sleep monitoring, and normal human sleep. A clinical presentations section details how to approach diagnosis based upon patients' complain...

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Other Authors: Carney, Paul R. (Editor), Berry, Richard B. 1947- (Editor), Geyer, James D. (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2005
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction to sleep and sleep monitoring: the basics / Richard B. Berry, James Geyer, and Paul Carney
  • Normal human sleep / Charles J. Bae and Nancy Foldvary-Schaefer
  • The neurobiology of sleep / Wendy M. Norman and Linda F. Hayward
  • Breathing during sleep: ventilation and the upper airway / James A. Rowley and M. Safwan Badr
  • Sleep and normal human physiology / James Geyer and Stephenie Dillard
  • Chronobiology and circadian rhythms / Arthur Andrews and Selim Benbadis
  • Ontogeny of sleep / Paul R. Carney, Danielle Becker, and Susan Bongiolatti
  • Sleepiness / Barbara Phillips
  • Evaluating sleeplessness / Edward J. Stepanski
  • Nocturnal events / Troy Payne
  • Pediatric and adolescent presentations / Danielle A. Becker and Paul R. Carney
  • Sleep problems of the elderly / Stephan Eisenschenk
  • Insomnia: causes and treatments / Sidney D. Nau and Kenneth L. Lichstein
  • Narcolepsy and idiopathic hypersomnia / Richard B. Berry and Robin L. Gilmore
  • Restless legs syndrome (RLS) and periodic limb movement disorder (PLMD) / Richard P. Allen
  • Parasomnias / Juan G. Ochoa and Mario Pulido
  • Circadian rhythm sleep disorders / Phyllis C. Zee and Kathryn Reid
  • Obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndromes: definitions, epidemiology, diagnosis, and consequences / Richard B. Berry and Runi Foster
  • Obstructive sleep apnea: treatment overview and controversies / Nancy A. Collop
  • Positive airway pressure treatment for sleep apnea / Richard B. Berry and Mark H. Sanders
  • Obstructive sleep apnea: surgical treatment / Kasey K. Li
  • Obstructive sleep apnea: treatment with oral appliance / Wolfgang W. Schmidt-Nowara
  • Central sleep apnea / Atul Malhotra, Richard B. Berry, and David P. White
  • Diencephalic and brainstem sleep disorders / David Surhbier
  • Psychiatric disorders and sleep / Andrew D. Krystal, Mugdha Thakur, and W. Vaughn Mccall
  • Sleep disorders, dementia, and related degenerative disorders / Bradley F. Boeve and Michael H. Silber
  • Sleep and epilepsy / Bradley V. Vaughn and O'Neill F. D'Cruz
  • Sleep and cardiovascular diseases / Lyle J. Olson, Anna Svatikova, and Virend K. Somers
  • Sleep and pulmonary diseases / W. McDowell Anderson, Arthur Andrews, and David G. Davila
  • Sleep and internal medicine / Susan M. Harding and Jeffrey W. Hawkins.