Full Description
This important new book is a comprehensive and highly practical reference on all aspects of sleep disorders edited by and with contributions by the major authorities on contemporary sleep medicine. The most user-friendly book on the diagnosis and management of sleep disorders, this text is authoritative enough to stand as the major reference in the field and practical enough for everyday use in the office or sleep center.
Contents
I. Normal Sleep Physiology and Neurobiology 1. Normal Human Sleep 2. Phylogeny of Sleep 3. Function of Sleep 4. Mechanisms of Sleep and Wakefulness 5. Respiratory Control during Sleep 6. Cardiac Physiology during Sleep 7. Modification of Endocrine Function and Metabolism by Sleep and Sleep Loss 8. Temperature Regulation during Sleep 9. Infection and Sleep 10. Sleep Deprivation 11 Dreaming II. Ontogeny of Sleep 12. Sleep in Infants and Children 13. Sleep in Women from Adulthood through Menopause 14. Sleep in the Elderly III. Disorders of Sleep and Wakefulness 15. Manifestations and Classification of Sleep Disorders 16. Forensic Sleep Medicine IV. Insomnia 17. Epidemiology, Consequences and Evaluation of Insomnia 18. Etiology of Insomnia 19. Pharmacologic Treatment of Insomnia 20. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies for Insomnia V. Syndromes Associated with Excessive Daytime Sleepiness 21. Epidemiology, Consequences and Evaluation of Excessive Daytime 22. Narcolepsy and Idiopathic Hypersomnia 23. Miscellaneous Syndromes Causing Excessive Daytime Sleepiness VI. Parasomnias 24. Arousal and Sleep-Wake Transition Parasomnias 25. REM-Sleep-Associated Parasomnias 26. Restless Legs Syndrome and Periodic Limb Movement Disorder 27. Other Parasomnias VII. Disorders of the Circadian Rhythm 28. Basic Principles of Chronobiology and Disorders of Circadian Sleep-Wake Rhythm 29. Shift Work and Jet Lag VIII. Disorders of Sleep in Children 30. Sleep-disordered Breathing in Children 31. Sleep in Children with Neurologic Disorders 32. Sleep in Children with Neuromuscular Disorders 33. Genetic Syndromes Affecting Breathing during Sleep in Children 34. Sleep in Children with Behavioral and Psychiatric Disorders IX. Sleep in Patients with Pulmonary Disorders 35. Breathing and Sleep in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Asthma 36. Restrictive Lung Diseases and Neuromuscular Disorders 37. Sleep and the Critically Ill Patient X. Sleep-Disordered Breathing Syndromes 38. Snoring and Sleep-disordered Breathing 39. Central Sleep Apnea Syndrome 40. Upper Airway Imaging in Obstructive Sleep Apnea 41. Behavioral and Pharmacologic Therapy of Obstructive Sleep Apnea 42. Positive Pressure Therapy of Obstructive Sleep Apnea 43. Oral Appliances in the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea 44. Surgical Management of Snoring 45. Surgical Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea XI. Sleep in Patients with Other Medical Disorders 46. Cardiovascular Disorders and Sleep 47. Renal Disorders and Sleep 48. Gastrointestinal Functioning during Sleep 49. Rheumatologic Disorders and Sleep 50. Endocrine Disorders and Sleep 51. Sleep in Patients with Cancer and HIV/AIDS XII. Sleep in Patients with Neurologic Disorders 52. Sleep in the Dementing Disorders 53. Parkinson's Disease and the Parkinsonian Syndromes 54. Seizure Disorders 55. Miscellaneous Neurologic Disorders and Sleep XIII. Sleep in Patients with Psychiatric Disorders 56. Sleep in Patients with Mood Disorders 57. Anxiety Disorders and Sleep 58. Schizophrenia XIV. Medications and their Effects on Sleep and Wakefulness 59. Neuropharmacology of Sleep and Wakefulness 60. Sleep-Wakefulness and Drugs of Abuse 61. Psychotropic and Neurologic Medications 62. Medical Drugs and Their Effects on Sleep and Wakefulness XV. Monitoring Sleep and Wakefulness 63. Polysomnography 64. Monitoring Respiration during Sleep 65. Monitoring Limb Movements during Sleep 66. Esophageal and Nasal Pressure Monitoring during Sleep 67. Monitoring Penile Erections during Sleep 68. Video Electroencephalography/Polysomnography for Monitoring Nocturnal Events 69. Actigraphy 70. The Sleep-state-dependent P50 Midlatency Auditory Evoked Potential 71. Psychological Assesment in Sleep Disorders
