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| CLINICAL COMPANION TO SLEEP DISORDERS MEDICINE
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By
Sudhansu Chokroverty, MD, FRCP, FACP, Professor of Neurology, New York Medical College, Valhalla; Clinical Professor of Neurology, University of Medicine and
Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ; Associate Chairman of Neurology, Chairman of Neurophysiology,
and Director, Center of Sleep Medicine, Saint Vincents Hospital and Medical Center, NY
Description
* Practical and concise handbook on the diagnosis and management of sleep disorders * Includes important information on how to interpret
laboratory test results * Contains many tables and lists for quick reference
Contents
An overview of sleep; Neurophysiological and neurochemical mechanisms of wakefulness and sleep; Physiological changes in sleep ;Polysomnography
and related procedures; Measurement of sleepiness and alertness: Multiple sleep latency test and maintenance of wakefulness test; Sleep
scoring technique; Classification and approach to a patient with sleep disorders; Epidemiology of sleep disorders; Genetics of sleep
and sleep disorders; Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome; Insomnia; Narcolepsy and idiopathic hypersomnia; Motor functions and dysfunctions
of sleep; Sleep and neurological disorders; Sleep in psychiatric disorders; Sleep disturbances in other medical disorders; Circadian
regulation of sleep and circadian sleep disorders; Parasomnias; Sleep disorders in the elderly; Pediatric sleep disorders; Sleep-related
violence and forensic issues; Appendix; Glossary of Terms; Index
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Paperback, 232 pages, publication date: FEB-2000
ISBN-13: 978-0-7506-9687-6
ISBN-10: 0-7506-9687-7
Imprint: BUTTERWORTH HEINEMANN
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Last update: 10 Sep 2009
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