The question about the function ofsleep remains one ofthe major challenges scientists are faced with. Wherein lies the fascination with sleep? I am convinced that it is the necessity for sleep. No one has failed to experience the overpowering urge to fall asleep after a disturbed night's sleep or after sleep was curtailed or deprived, especially when our daily activities impose restrictions on motor activity. The demand ofour body and brain to sleep challenges our understanding ofwhy this is the case, and which are the benefits ofa night ofprofound sleep. Also in animals prolongation of...
The question about the function ofsleep remains one ofthe major challenges scientists are faced with. Wherein lies the fascination with sleep? I am co...
Claudio L. Bassetti Michel Billiard Emmanuel Mignot
This source provides a comprehensive review of the basic science and diagnostic criteria for narcopepsy and hypersomnia stands as the first book to discuss narcolepsy as an autoimmune disease compiled by an international group of more than 40 editors that provide a worldwide perspective on the subject The first and only guide to discuss narcolepsy as an autoimmune disease, this reference supplies an engaging and comprehensive review of the major topics and issues associated with narcolepsy and hypersomnia-covering recent diagnostic procedures, genetic advancements, animal models, new...
This source provides a comprehensive review of the basic science and diagnostic criteria for narcopepsy and hypersomnia stands as the first book to di...
This volume comprises five sections: the first looks at the semiotics of normal sleep in adults and children, sleep mechanisms and the major physiological functions and mental activity during sleep. The second section is a review of the different means of investigating sleep and wakefulness and the methods of analysis currently available. The third section deals with the disorders of sleep and wakefulness, insomnias, hypersomnias, circadian rhythm sleep disorders and parasomnias. The fourth section describes a number of medical disorders which are either sleep-related or simply exacerbated...
This volume comprises five sections: the first looks at the semiotics of normal sleep in adults and children, sleep mechanisms and the major physio...
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...
This comprehensive volume provides a balanced and easily readable account of the rise of modern sleep medicine, its history and developmental miles...
