Here is a unique resource that provides a comprehensive and highly readable summary of the basic concepts and clinical applications in sleep medicine, written for all professionals involved in health care.
Sleep medicine encompasses an unusually board spectrum of contributions from biology, technology, and medicine. This volume summarizes the considerable mass of knowledge that has been accumulated in the field and imparts its major findings in a manner that is comprehensive yet not overwhelming. Edited by an eminent sleep researcher and with contributions from leading experts in the field, the volume provides a basic grounding in sleep medicine and covers the fascinating complexity of the field. It separates figure from ground for those who are newcomers to the field and who are seeking guideposts for further research.
Sleep problems are frequently co-morbid with other medical conditions, and clinicians need to be alert to this interconnectedness and to recognize which difficulties are primary and which are not. Synoposis of Sleep Medicine will be a valuable tool for clinicians in many specialties for addressing diagnostic problems in sleep medicine.
The volume is the first of its kind, rich yet comprehensive and focused and one that is sure to meet the needs of both basic and clinical research for some years to come.
Features
provides an overview of sleep medicine in general practice
offers easy-to-read and focused discussions of key issues in the evaluation and management of sleep disorders
describes the mechanisms that underlie sleep and circadian rhythms, and especially how these explain treatment approaches
discusses proven strategies for optimizing results for difficult-to-treat patients with sleep and rhythm disturbances
answers common questions related to treatment issues in a brief and readable format
addresses the major areas of research and is simultaneously an up-to-date resource
includes reference sections that provide a rich resource for additional information
Table of Contents
Neuroanatomy and Neuropharmacology of Sleep and Wakefulness
Pablo Torterolo, Jaime M. Monti, and Seithikurippu Pandi Perumal
Neuroendocrinology of Sleep and Wakefulness
Georges Copinschi
Neuroimmune Aspects of Sleep and Wakefulness
Adriano Zager and João Palermo-Neto
Epidemiology of Sleep Disorders
Irina Trosman and Anna Ivanenko
Current Classifications of the Sleep Disorders
Michael Thorpy
The Clinical Approach to the Patient with Sleep Disorders
Melatonin Signaling as a Link Between Sleep and Circadian Biology: Practical Implications
Daniel P. Cardinalia and Gregory M. Brown
Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorders
Lenise Jihe Kim, Sergio Tufik, and Monica Levy Andersen
Pharmacological Management of Insomnia
David N. Neubauer, Kenneth Buttoo, and S. R. Pandi-Perumal
Non-Pharmacological Management of Insomnia
Matthew Ebben and Forrest Armstrong
Sleep and Its Disorders in Women
Hrayr Attarian
Sleep and Anxiety Disorders
Malcolm Lader
Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders in Adults
Shaden O. Qasrawi, Ruwaida N. Al Ismaili, S. R. Pandi-Perumal, and Ahmed S. Bahammam
Surgical Options for Sleep Apnea
Adriana Martin, Tomasz Rogula, and Philip R. Schauer
Sleep and Chronic Kidney Disease
Camila Hirotsu, Sergio Tufik, and Monica Levy Andersen
Sleep Disorders in Parkinson’s Disease and Dementia
Luciano Ribeiro Pinto Junior and Andrea Frota Bacelar Rêgo
Narcolepsy
Lawrence Scrima and Todd J. Swick
Fatigue Management
Tatyana Mollayeva and Colin M Shapiro
Forensic and Legal Aspects of Sleep Medicine
Kenneth Buttoo and Christian Guilleminault
Sleep and Dermatology
Camila Hirotsu, Rachel Gimenes Albuquerque, Sergio Tufik, and Monica Levy Andersen
Asthma and Sleep
Nahid Sherbini, Abdullah AL-Harbi, Mohammad Khan, and Hamdan Al-Jahdali
Sensory Processing in Sleep: An Approach from Animal to Human Data
Marisa Pedemonte, Eduardo Medina-Ferret, and Ricardo A. Velluti
Sleep in the Elderly: Normal and Abnormal
Adam B. Hernandez and Steven H. Feinsilver
Synopsis of Sleep in Infants, Children, and Adolescents
Margeaux M. Schade, Christopher E. Bauer, Colleen N. Warren, and Hawley E. Montgomery-Downs
Polysomnography I: Procedure and Technology
Ahmed S. Bahammam, Divinagracia E. Gacuan, Smitha George, Karen Lorraine Acosta, S. R. Pandi-Perumal, and Ravi Gupta
Polysomnography II: Scoring
Ahmed S. Bahammam, Divinagracia E. Gacuan, Smitha George, Karen Lorraine Acosta, S. R. Pandi-Perumal, and Ravi Gupta
