Sleep Medicine in Neurology (eBook)

Douglas Kirsch (Herausgeber)

eBook Download: EPUB

2013
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-118-76417-6 (ISBN)

Infos

A new addition to the Neurology in Practice series, Sleep Medicine in Neurology is a practical guide for neurologists diagnosing and managing sleep disorders in their patients. As a part of the series, various feature boxes are highlighted throughout. 'Tips and Tricks' give suggestions on how to improve outcomes through practical technique or patient questioning. In addition, 'Caution' warning boxes supply helpful advice on how to avoid problems and 'Science Revisited' boxes offer quick reminders of the basic science principles necessary for understanding the presented concepts.

Autor

EDITED BY Douglas B. Kirsch, MD, FAASM, Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, MA, USA

Inhalt

Contributors vii

Series Foreword ix

Preface x

Acknowledgments xi

chapter 1
Introduction to Sleep Medicine 1
Douglas B. Kirsch

chapter 2
The History and Physical Examination of the Sleep Patient 8
Sheila C. Tsai

chapter 3
Subjective and Objective Sleep Testing 21
Martha E. Billings and Nathaniel F. Watson

chapter 4
Approach to a Patient with Excessive Daytime Sleepiness 31
Rajdeep Singh and Aatif M. Husain

chapter 5
Approach to a Patient with Narcolepsy 43
Ravichand Madala and Rodney A. Radtke

chapter 6
Evaluation and Medical Management of Sleep-Disordered Breathing 51
Mihaela H. Bazalakova and Lawrence J. Epstein

chapter 7
Surgical Management of Sleep-Disordered Breathing 64
Masayoshi Takashima, Jaime Gateno, Melinda Davis-Malessevich, and Robert Busch

chapter 8
Medical Co-morbidities Associated with Obstructive Sleep Apnea 79
Emerson M. Wickwire and Scott G. Williams

chapter 9
Non-pharmacological Treatments of Insomnia and Circadian Rhythm Disorder: Special Focus on Neurology Patients 90
Mary Rose

chapter 10
Using Medications to Treat Insomnia 103
Andreea Andrei

chapter 11
Parasomnias: Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment 112
Douglas B. Kirsch

chapter 12
Restless Legs Syndrome, Periodic Limb Movements, and Other Movement Disorders in Sleep 123
Raman Malhotra

chapter 13
Sleep and Neurological Disorders 134
Maryann C. Deak

chapter 14
Cognition, Driving, and Sleep 145
Makoto Kawai

chapter 15
Pediatric Sleep Medicine 153
Shalini Paruthi

Index 165

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 10.10.2013
• Reihe/Serie: NIP- Neurology in Practice
• Reihe/Serie: NIP- Neurology in Practice
• Reihe/Serie: NIP- Neurology in Practice
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Neurologie
• Schlagworte: author • cause • discussion • Effective • enables • Examination • Focused • many sleep • Medical Science • Medizin • Neurological • Neurologie • neurologist • neurologists • Neurology • outcomes • Patient • patients • Problems • Sleep • Treatment
• ISBN-10: 1-118-76417-X / 111876417X
• ISBN-13: 978-1-118-76417-6 / 9781118764176