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SLEEP DISORDERS MEDICINE
Sleep Disorders MedicineBasic Science, Technical Considerations, and Clinical Aspects
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Second Edition

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
Sleep Disorders Medicine, Second Edition, is a comprehensive textbook on the fundamental aspects of the science of sleep, the technical methods of recording for diagnosis and classification of sleep disorders, and a clinical approach to patients with sleep complaints. Also emphasized are in-depth descriptions of a variety of sleep disorders and sleep disturbances following neurologic, medical, and psychiatric events. The book uses a multidisciplinary approach and is valued for its manageable size.

Contents
BASIC ASPECTS OF SLEEP: Introduction; An Overview of Sleep; Sleep Neurophysiology: Basic Mechanisms Underlying Control of Wakefulness and Sleep; Neurophysiologic Mechanisms of Non-Rapid Eye Movement (Resting) Sleep; Biochemical Pharmacology of Sleep; Physiologic Changes in Sleep; Dreaming in Sleep-Disordered Patients; Circadian Regulation of Sleep; TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS: Polysomnographic Technique: An Overview; Electroencephalography, Electromyography and Electro-Oculography: General Principles and Basic Technology; Electrocardiographic Recognition of Cardiac Arrhythmias; Respiration and Respiratory Function: Technique of Recording and Evaluation; Measurement of Sleepiness and Alertness: Multiple Sleep Latency Test; Maintenance of Wakefulness Test; Computerized and Portable Sleep Recording; Sleep Scoring Technique; Techniques for the Assessment of Sleep-Related Erections; CLINICAL ASPECTS: Approach to a Patient with Sleep Complaints; Classification of Sleep Disorders; Epidemiology of Sleep Disorders; Human and Animal Genetics of Sleep and Sleep Disorders; Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome; Positive Airway Pressure in the Treatment of Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders; The Clinical Interview and Treatment Planning as a Guide to Understanding the Nature of Insomnia: The CCNY Insomnia Interview; Narcolepsy; Motor Functions and Dysfunctions of Sleep; Sleep, Breathing, and Neurological Disorders; Sleep Disorders in Psychiatric Illness; Sleep Disturbances in Other Medical Disorders; Circadian Rhythm Disorders; Behavioral Parasomnias; Sleep Disorders in the Elderly; Sleep Disorders of Childhood; Sleep and Epilepsy; Sleep-Related Violence and Forensic Medicine Issues; Glossary

Bibliographic details
Paperback, 832 pages, publication date: SEP-1998
ISBN-13: 978-0-7506-9954-9
ISBN-10: 0-7506-9954-X
Imprint: BUTTERWORTH HEINEMANN


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