Narcolepsy : a clinical guide / Meeta Goswami, S.R. Pandi-Perumal, Michael J. Thorpy, editors.

Other author Goswami, Meeta.
Other author Pandi-Perumal, S. R.
Other author Thorpy, Michael J.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Humana, ©2010.
Descriptionxxii, 330 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
Subjects
Narcolepsy.
Narcolepsy.

Contents Etiology -- Narcolepsy: genetic predisposition and pathophysiology -- Animal models of narcolepsy: development, findings and perspectives -- Neuroimaging of narcolepsy -- Clinical considerations -- Epidemiology of narcolepsy -- Narcolepsy in childhood -- Narcolepsy in the older adult -- Diurnal and nocturnal sleep in narcolepsy with cataplexy -- Hypnagogic hallucinations and sleep paralysis -- REM sleep behavior disorder in narcolepsy with cataplexy -- Narcolepsy and other comorbid medical illnesses -- Humor processing in human narcolepsy with cataplexy -- Dreams in patients with narcolepsy -- Psychoanalysis and narcolepsy -- Symptomatic narcolepsy or hypersomnia, with and without hypocretin (orexin) deficiency -- Hypersomnias other than narcolepsy: differential diagnosis -- Psychosocial considerations -- Psychosocial impact of narcolepsy in children and adolescents -- Quality of life and psychosocial issues in narcolepsy -- Narcolepsy, intimacy and sexuality -- Narcolepsy, driving and traffic safety -- Memory and cognition in narcolepsy -- Medico-legal aspects of disability in narcolepsy -- Narcolepsy and mental health -- Management -- Overview of management of narcolepsy -- Modes of action of drugs related to narcolepsy: pharmacology of wake-promoting compounds and anticataplectics -- Modafinil/Armodafinil in the treatment of narcolepsy -- Sodium oxybate in the treatment of narcolepsy -- Emerging treatments for narcolepsy -- Non-pharmacologic treatments of narcolepsy.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN9781441908537 (hbk.)
ISBN1441908536 (hbk.)