Sleep medicine a guide to sleep and its disorders
On average people spend one third of their life sleeping. An understanding of the physiology and pathophysiological changes that take place during this time is, therefore, essential to the medical care of patients. Sleep disorders can arise from a variety of causes including respiratory, psychiatric...
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Malden, Mass.
Blackwell Pub.
2005
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| Edition: | Second edition |
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Table of Contents:
- Nature of sleep and its disorders
- Physiological basis of sleep and wakefulness
- Assessment of sleep disorders
- Drugs and sleep
- Circadian rhythm disorders
- Excessive daytime sleepiness
- Insomnia
- Dreams and nightmares
- Motor disorders
- Obstructive sleep apnoeas and snoring
- Central sleep apnoeas and hypoventilation
- Medical disorders.
Clinical sleep disorders