Sleep Medicine: A Comprehensive Guide to Its Development, Clinical Milestones, and Advances in Treatment

ISBN-13: 9781493943760 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 584 str.

New Jersey Neuroscience Institute at JFK;Michel Billiard (Professor of Neurology<

Opis

This comprehensive volume provides a balanced and easily readable account of the rise of modern sleep medicine, its history and developmental milestones.

Recenzje

"The book is relevant to medical practitioners as well as clinical and health psychologists ... . The chapter authors hail from institutions all around the world, giving the book a balanced international outlook. ... suitable for those who want to acquire a considerable breadth of knowledge on the subject of sleep medicine. For those who require more depth into the subjects reviewed, each chapter ends with a long list of references, which may direct the reader towards further reading." (Maria Karekla and Despina Hadjikyriakou, PsycCRITIQUES, Vol. 61 (30), July, 2016)

"This book focuses on sleep medicine throughout history, major developments in the field over time, and current treatments for sleep disorders. ... This will be of interest not only to individuals working in the field, but a wide range of physicians, clinicians, and researchers interested in sleep medicine." (Michael Easton, Doody's Book Reviews, January, 2016)

"The enterprising editors have ... collectively provide a unique combination of historical, clinical and research aspects of the rapidly expanding field of sleep disorders. ... The book will be instructive and appealing to many professional groups including those not usually in the habit of reading about sleep, as well as many general readers. It can be recommended for both individual purchase and for inclusion in departmental libraries across a wide range of specialties and disciplines." (Gregory Stores, British Journal of Hospital Medicine, Vol. 76 (11), November, 2015)

Spis treści

Preface           

Acknowledgements

1. Introduction

 

I. Evolution of Sleep Medicine by Historical Periods

 

2. Sleep in Ancient Egypt

3. Sleep Medicine in the Arab Islamic Civilization

4. Sleep Medicine in Ancient and Traditional India

5. Sleep Medicine in Ancient and Traditional China

6. Sleep in the Biblical Period

7. Sleep in the New Testament

8. The Greco-Roman Period

9. The Aztec, Maya, and Inca Civilizations

 

II. Sleep Medicine from the Medieval Period to the 19^th Century

 

10. Sleep Medicine in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance

11. Sleep in the 17th and 18th Centuries

 

III. The Early Evolution of Modern Sleep Medicine

 

12. The Evolution of Sleep Medicine in the 19th and the Early 20th Century

13. The History of Polysomnography: Tool of Scientific Discovery

 

IV. Sleep Medicine Societies, Professional Societies, and Journals

 

14. A History Behind the Development of Sleep Medicine and Sleep Societies

15. Development of Sleep Medicine in Europe

16. Evolution of Sleep Medicine in Japan

17. History of Japanese Clinical Sleep Medicine

18. Sleep Medicine around the World (Beyond North American and European Continents)

 

V. Sleep Disorders in Historic Diseases

 

19. Cholera

20. Encephalities Lethargica

21. African Sleeping Sickne

ss

22. Sleep and HIV Disease

 

VI. Historical Milestones of Individual Sleep Disorders

 

23. Evolution of the Classification of Sleep Disorders

24. History of Epidemiological Research in Sleep Medicine

25. The Insomnias: Historical Evolution

 

VII. Neurological Sleep Disorders

 

26. Narcolepsy – Cataplexy

Syndrome and Symptomatic Hypersomnia

27. Idiopathic Hypersomnia

28. Kleine-Levin Syndrome

29. Movement Disorders in Sleep

30. History of Restless Legs Syndrome, Recently Named Willis-Ekbom Disease

31. Sleep and Stroke

32. Sleep in Neurodegenerative Diseases

33. Sleep, Cognitive Dysfunction, and Dementia

34. Fatal Familial Insomnia and Agrypnia Excitata: Insights into Human Prion Disease Genetics and the Anatomo-Physiology of Wake and Sleep Behaviours

35. Epilepsy and Sleep

36. Sleep Disorders after Traumatic Brain Injury: Milestones in Perspective

37. Headache Syndromes and Sleep

 

VIII. Psychiatric and Psychological Sleep Disorders

 

38. Depression

39. Schizophrenia and Psychosis

40. Bipolar Disorder

 

IX. Respiratory Diseases

 

41. A Short History of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome

42. Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome: A Short History

43. Restrictive and Obstructive Lung Diseases and Sleep Disorders

44. NREM Arousal Parasomnias

45. REM Sleep Behavior D

isorder

46. Chronobiology and Sleep

 

X. Medical Disorders and Sleep

 

47. Cardiovascular Disease and Sleep Dysfunction

48. Nonrestorative Sleep, Musculoskeletal Pain, Fatigue in Rheumatic Disorders and Allied Syndromes: A Historical Perspective

49. Sleep and Pain:  Milestones and Advances from Research

50. Endocrine-Metabolic Disorders and Sleep Medicine

51. The Gut and Sleep

52. Impotence and Erectile Problems in Sleep Medicine

53. Women’s Health and Sleep Disorders

 

XI. Miscellaneous Important Aspects

 

54. The Emergence of Pediatric Sleep Medicine

55. Sleep Disorders, Cognition, Accidents, and Performance

56. Sleep Deprivation: Societal Impact and Long Term Consequences

57. Sleep Models

 

XII. Evolution of Treatment and Investigative

Approaches in Sleep Medicine

 

58. A History of Non-Pharmacological Treatments for Insomnia

59. The Pharmacological Treatment of Sleep Disorders

60. Psychological Treatment of Insomnia: The Evolution of Behavior Therapy and Cognitive Behavior Therapy

61. Modafinil: Development and Use of the Compound

62. Phylogeny in Sleep Medicine

63. Gamma-Hyroxybutyrate (Sodium Oxybate): From the Initial Synthesis to the Treatment of Narcolepsy Cataplexy and Beyond

64. Development and Impact of Brain Imaging Techniques

 

O autorze

Sudhansu Chokroverty, MD, FRCP

Professor of Neuroscience

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ

Clinical Professor of Neurology

 Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

New Brunswick, NJ

Director of Sleep Research & Co-Chair Emeritus of Neurology

 JFK New Jersey Neuroscience Institute

Edison, NJ

USA

 

 

Michel Billiard M.D.

Honorary Professor of Neurology

School of Medicine

University Montpellier I

Honorary Chair

Department of Neurology

Gui de Chauliac Hospital

Montpellier, France

Blurb

This comprehensive volume provides a balanced and easily readable account of the rise of modern sleep medicine, its history and developmental milestones. Authored by an international group of experts, the remarkable progress and fascinating evolution from rudimentary concepts of the ancient prehistoric and early classical periods to our contemporary knowledge are covered in detail.  These examples and their relationship to modern therapies offer neurologists, psychiatrists, respiratory specialists, clinicians, researchers and those interested in sleep medicine an important perspective to the origins of current practice.