Sleep Medicine (eBook)

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

Michel Billiard, Sudhansu Chokroverty (Herausgeber)

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2015 | 1st ed. 2015
XIX, 584 Seiten
Springer New York (Verlag)
978-1-4939-2089-1 (ISBN)

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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.

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

Inhalt

Preface            Acknowledgements1. Introduction I. Evolution of Sleep Medicine by Historical Periods 2. Sleep in Ancient Egypt3. Sleep Medicine in the Arab Islamic Civilization4. Sleep Medicine in Ancient and Traditional India5. Sleep Medicine in Ancient and Traditional China6. Sleep in the Biblical Period 7. Sleep in the New Testament8. The Greco-Roman Period9. The Aztec, Maya, and Inca Civilizations II. Sleep Medicine from the Medieval Period to the 19th Century 10. Sleep Medicine in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance11. 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 Century13. 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 Societies15. Development of Sleep Medicine in Europe16. Evolution of Sleep Medicine in Japan17. History of Japanese Clinical Sleep Medicine18. Sleep Medicine around the World (Beyond North American and European Continents) V. Sleep Disorders in Historic Diseases 19. Cholera20. Encephalities Lethargica21. African Sleeping Sickness22. Sleep and HIV Disease VI. Historical Milestones of Individual Sleep Disorders 23. Evolution of the Classification of Sleep Disorders24. History of Epidemiological Research in Sleep Medicine25. The Insomnias: Historical Evolution VII. Neurological Sleep Disorders  26. Narcolepsy – Cataplexy Syndrome and Symptomatic Hypersomnia27. Idiopathic Hypersomnia28. Kleine-Levin Syndrome29. Movement Disorders in Sleep30. History of Restless Legs Syndrome, Recently Named Willis-Ekbom Disease31. Sleep and Stroke32. Sleep in Neurodegenerative Diseases33. Sleep, Cognitive Dysfunction, and Dementia34. Fatal Familial Insomnia and Agrypnia Excitata: Insights into Human Prion Disease Genetics and the Anatomo-Physiology of Wake and Sleep Behaviours35. Epilepsy and Sleep36. Sleep Disorders after Traumatic Brain Injury: Milestones in Perspective37. Headache Syndromes and Sleep VIII. Psychiatric and Psychological Sleep Disorders 38. Depression39. Schizophrenia and Psychosis40. Bipolar Disorder IX. Respiratory Diseases 41. A Short History of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome42. Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome: A Short History43. Restrictive and Obstructive Lung Diseases and Sleep Disorders44. NREM Arousal Parasomnias45. REM Sleep Behavior Disorder46. Chronobiology and Sleep X. Medical Disorders and Sleep 47. Cardiovascular Disease and Sleep Dysfunction48. Nonrestorative Sleep, Musculoskeletal Pain, Fatigue in Rheumatic Disorders and Allied Syndromes: A Historical Perspective49. Sleep and Pain:  Milestones and Advances from Research50. Endocrine-Metabolic Disorders and Sleep Medicine51. The Gut and Sleep52. Impotence and Erectile Problems in Sleep Medicine53. Women’s Health and Sleep Disorders XI. Miscellaneous Important Aspects 54. The Emergence of Pediatric Sleep Medicine55. Sleep Disorders, Cognition, Accidents, and Performance56. Sleep Deprivation: Societal Impact and Long Term Consequences57. Sleep Models XII. Evolution of Treatment and Investigative Approaches in Sleep Medicine 58. A History of Non-Pharmacological Treatments for Insomnia59. The Pharmacological Treatment of Sleep Disorders60. Psychological Treatment of Insomnia: The Evolution of Behavior Therapy and Cognitive Behavior Therapy61. Modafinil: Development and Use of the Compound62. Phylogeny in Sleep Medicine63. Gamma-Hyroxybutyrate (Sodium Oxybate): From the Initial Synthesis to the Treatment of Narcolepsy Cataplexy and Beyond64. Development and Impact of Brain Imaging Techniques 

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 22.9.2015
• Zusatzinfo: XIX, 584 p. 98 illus., 47 illus. in color.
• Verlagsort: New York
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Allgemeinmedizin
• Themenwelt: Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Pneumologie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Neurologie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie
• Themenwelt: Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Geschichte / Ethik der Medizin
• Schlagworte: Circadian Rhythm • evolution of sleep medicine • Geriatric patients • narcolepsy • neurological sleep disorders • Parasomnias • Pediatric • psychiatric psychological sleep disorders • respiratory disorders
• ISBN-10: 1-4939-2089-8 / 1493920898
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4939-2089-1 / 9781493920891