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Medications and Sleep, An Issue of Sleep Medicine Clinics

  • 1st Edition, Volume 5-4 - December 15, 2010
  • Author: Timothy Roehrs
  • Language: English
  • Hardback ISBN:
    9 7 8 - 1 - 4 3 7 7 - 2 4 9 6 - 7
  • eBook ISBN:
    9 7 8 - 1 - 4 5 5 7 - 0 0 6 5 - 3

This issue comprises two parts. The first part examines pharmacology of drug classes and effects on the slee--wake processes. The second part focuses on therapeutics for various… Read more

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This issue comprises two parts. The first part examines pharmacology of drug classes and effects on the slee--wake processes. The second part focuses on therapeutics for various sleep disorders. In the first part, basic neuropharmacology of sleep-wake states is discussed. Other articles review hypnotics, allergy and cardiovascular drugs, anti-convulsant drugs, anti-depressant and anti-psychotic drugs, and stimulants. The second part focuses on pharmacology for specific sleep disorders: primary insomnia, co-morbid insomnia, sleep-related breathing disorders, narcolepsy and disorders of daytime sleepiness, movement disroders, parasomnias, and circadian rhythm disorders.