Sleep disorders medicine basic science, technical considerations, and clinical aspects / [edited by] Sudhansu Chokroverty.

Other author Chokroverty, Sudhansu.
Format Electronic
Edition3rd ed.
Publication InfoPhiladelphia : Saunders/Elsevier,
Descriptionxviii, 676 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from eBook - Clinical Medicine 2009 [EBCCM09]
Subjects
Sleep disorders.
Sleep Disorders.
Sleep--physiology.

SeriesExpert consult. Online and print
Contents Introduction / William C. Dement -- An overview of normal sleep / Sudhansu Chokroverty -- Sleep deprivation and sleepiness / Sudhansu Chokroverty -- Neurobiology of rapid eye movement and non-rapid eye movement sleep / Robert W. McCarley -- Neurophysiologic mechanisms of slow-wave (non-rapid eye movement) sleep / Mircea Steriade -- Neurotransmitters, neurochemistry, and the clinical pharmacology of sleep / Max Hirshkowitz, Mary Wilcox Rose and Amir Sharafkhaneh -- Physiologic changes in sleep / Sudhansu Chokroverty -- Circadian timing and sleep-wake regulation / Robert Y. Moore -- Sleep and memory consolidation / Matthew P. Walker and Robert Stickgold -- Dreaming in sleep-disordered patients / Rosalind Cartwright -- Polysomnographic technique : an overview / Sharon A. Keenan -- Electroencephalography, electromyography, and electro-oculography : general principles and basic technology / Thaddeus S. Walczak and Sudhansu Chokroverty -- Electrocardiographic technology of cardiac arrhythmias / Daniel M. Shindler and John B. Kostis -- Evaluation and monitoring of respiratory function / Reena Meara and Kingman P. Strohl -- Neuroimaging in sleep and sleep disorders / Martin Desseilles ... [et al.] -- Measurement of sleepiness and alertness : multiple sleep latency test / Thomas Roth and Timothy A. Roehrs -- The maintenance of wakefulness test / Karl Doghramji -- Clinical polysomnography and the evolution of recording and scoring technique / Max Hirshkowitz and Amir Sharafkhaneh -- Approach to the patient with sleep complaints / Sudhansu Chokroverty -- Classification of sleep disorders / Michael J. Thorpy -- Epidemiology of sleep disorders / Maurice Moyses Ohayon and Christian Guilleminault -- Human and animal genetics of sleep and sleep disorders / Stéphanie Maret, Yves Dauvilliers, and Mehdi Tafti -- Nutrition and sleep / Markku Partinen -- Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome / Christian Guilleminault and Michael Zupancic -- Positive airway pressure in the treatment of sleep apnea-hypopnea / Mark H. Sanders ... [et al.] -- Nature and treatment of insomnia / Charles M. Morin and Ruth M. Benca -- Narcolepsy / Christian Guilleminault and Vivien C. Abad -- Motor functions and dysfunctions of sleep / Wayne A. Hening ... [et al.] -- Sleep, breathing, and neurologic disorders / Sudhansu Chokroverty and Pasquale Montagna -- Sleep and epilepsy / Sudhansu Chokroverty and Pasquale Montagna -- Dreaming in neurologic disorders / Mark Solms and Susan Malcolm-Smith -- Sleep in psychiatric disorders / Peter L. Franzen and Daniel J. Buysse -- Sleep disturbances in general medical disorders / Sudhansu Chokroverty -- Circadian rhythm disorders / Mark W. Mahowald and Milton G. Ettinger -- Parasomnias / Jacques Montplaisir ... [et al.] -- Sleep disorders in the elderly / Sudhansu Chokroverty -- Sleep disorders of childhood / Richard Ferber -- Evolution of sleep from birth through adolescence, and sleep-disordered breathing in children / Timothy F. Hoban -- Women's sleep / Helen S. Driver and Eileen P. Sloan -- Sleep-related violence : forensic medicine issues / Mark W. Mahowald and Carlos H. Schenck.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2008037586
ISBN9780750675840
ISBN0750675845

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