Sleep Disorders Medicine

Sleep Disorders Medicine: Basic Science, Technical Considerations, and Clinical Aspects presents the scientific basis for understanding sleep. This book provides information on the diagnosis and treatment of a wide variety of sleep disorders. Organized into 28 chapters, this book begins with an overview of the cerebral activity of wakefulness and the cerebral activity of sleep. This text then discusses the effects on mental and physical health of non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep, rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, and all sleep. Other chapters consider the neurophysiology and cellular pharmacology of sleep mechanisms. This book discusses as well the physiologic changes that occur in both the autonomic and somatic nervous system during sleep. The final chapter deals with the application of nasal continuous positive airway pressure for the treatment of obstructive apnea in adults. This book is a valuable resource for neurologists, internists, psychiatrists, pediatricians, otolaryngologists, neurosurgeons, psychologists, neuroscientists, and general practitioners.

-Contributing AuthorsForewordPreface Chapter 1: IntroductionPart I: Basic Aspects of Sleep Chapter 2: An Overview of Sleep Chapter 3: Neurophysiology of Sleep: Basic Mechanisms Underlying Control of Wakefulness and Sleep Chapter 4: Biochemical Pharmacology of Sleep Chapter 5: Physiologic Changes in SleepPatr II: Technical Considerations Chapter 6: Polysomnographic Technique: An Overview Chapter 7: Electroencephalography, Electromyography and Electrooculography: General Principles and Basic Technology Chapter 8: Electrocardiographic Recognition of Cardiac Arrhythmias Chapter 9: Respiration and Respiratory Function: Technique of Recording and Evaluation Chapter 10: Measurement of Sleepiness/Alertness: Multiple Sleep Latency Test Chapter 11: Ambulatory Cassette Polysomnography Chapter 12: Sleep Scoring Technique Chapter 13: Techniques for the Assessment of Sleep-Related ErectionsPart III: Clinical Aspects Chapter 14: An Approach to a Patient with Sleep Complaints Chapter 15: Classification of Sleep Disorders Chapter 16: Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome Chapter 17: Insomnia Chapter 18: Narcolepsy Chapter 19: Motor Functions and Dysfunctions of Sleep Chapter 20: Sleep, Breathing, and Neurological Disorders Chapter 21: Sleep Disorders in Psychiatric Illness Chapter 22: Sleep and Other Medical Disorders Chapter 23: Circadian Rhythm Disorders Chapter 24: Parasomnias Chapter 25: Sleep Disorders in Elderly Persons Chapter 26: Sleep Disorders of Childhood Chapter 27: Sleep and Epilepsy Chapter 28: Positive Airway Pressure in the Treatment of Sleep-Related Breathing DisordersGlossary of Terms Used in Sleep Disorders MedicineIndex