Sleep disorders medicine : basic science, technical considerations, and clinical aspects
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Sleep disorders medicine : basic science, technical considerations, and clinical aspects
Butterworth-Heinemann, c1995
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
The second edition contains six new chapters and gives details of 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 includes descriptions of a variety of sleep disorders and disturbances.
Table of Contents
- Part I Basic aspects of sleep: an overview of sleep
- neurophysiology of sleep
- biochemical pharmacology of sleep
- physiological changes during sleep. Part 2 Technical considerations: polysomnographic technique
- EEG, EMG and EOG
- EKG
- recognition of cardiac arrhythmias
- respiration and respiratory function - technique of recording and evaluation
- measurement of sleepiness/alertness - MSLT
- ambulatory cassette polysomnography
- sleep scoring technique
- techniques for the evaluation of sleep-related erections. Part 3 Clinical aspects: an approach to a patient with sleep complaints
- classification of sleep disorders
- sleep apnea syndromes
- insomnia
- narcolepsy
- motor functions and dysfunctions of sleep
- sleep, breathing, and neurological disorders
- sleep disorders in psychiatric illness
- sleep and other medical disorders
- circadian rhythm disorders
- parasomnias
- sleep disorders in the elderly
- sleep disorders in childhood
- sleep and epilepsy
- positive airway pressure in the treatment of sleep related breathing disorders.
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