Sleep Disorders and Neurologic Diseases

ISBN-13: 9780849343247 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 450 str.

Antonio Culebras

Opis

Wholly devoted to the relationship between sleep and brain function, and the improved management of sleep in patients with neurologic diseses, this completely updated Second Edition includes new sections on the role of hypothalamic dysfunction in narcolepsy and the emerging relationship between sleep apnea and hypertension, heart disease, and stroke. With chapters devoted to the treatment of specific disease states, this convenient guide offers recommendations for the management of primary sleep disorders, sleep disorders secondary to well-established neurological disorders, and the neurological consquences of uncontrolled sleep conditions.

Spis treści

Concept of Sleep Medicine and of Neurosomnology
Disorders of Development and Maturation of Sleep
Sleep Disorders Associated with Mental Retardation
Insomnia in Neurology
Delayed Sleep Phase Disorder and Other Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorders
Narcolepsy
Secondary Narcolepsy
Hypocretin-Hypothalamic System
Idiopathic Hypersomnia and Recurrent Hypersomnia
Motor Disorders of Sleep
Restless Legs Syndrome
Periodic Leg Movements of Sleep
Sleep In Parkinson's Disease
Epilepsy and Sleep
Somnambulism, Somniloquy, and Sleep Terrors
Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Behavior Disorder
Obstructive and Nonobstructive Sleep Apnea
Sleep Apnea and Stroke
Sleep Disturbances in Dementia and Other Neurodegenerative Disorders
Autonomic Dysfunctions in Sleep Disorders
Headache Disorders and Sleep
Sleep In Traumatic Brain Injury and Other Acquired Central Nervous System Conditions
Sleep Disorders Associated with Multiple Sclerosis
Sleep Disorders and Neuromuscular Disorders

O autorze

Antonio Culebras