Description
Book SynopsisThis handbook provides a comprehensive, practical guide to clinicians of all backgrounds for the diagnosis of treatment of sleep disorders, and their relevance to their own clinical field. It is useful for day-to-day practice and as an introduction to specialist training in clinical sleep medicine.
Trade Review...a magnificent book that takes us into the future of sleep medicine...This volume will teach how to interact with the patient, how we illicit important signs and symptoms, and will help the doctor know how and be confident in the diagnosis and management of patients who may not require the services of a specialist, and when to refer for specialist care. * Meir Kryger, Professor, Yale School of Medicine, Co-Editor, Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine *
Table of Contents1: Ivana Rosenzweig: The Neurobiological Basis of Sleep 2: Rexford Muza: General Approach to Sleep Disorders 3: Seán E Higgins: Diagnostic Tests in Sleep Medicine 4: Hugh Selsick, David O'Regan: Clinical Aspects of Insomnia 5: David O'Regan: Psychological Therapies for Insomnia 6: Hugh Selsick: Medical Management of Insomnia 7: Joerg Steier, Brian Kent: Sleep Disordered Breathing 8: Brian Kent: Sleep Disordered Breathing and its Associations 9: Adrian J. Williams: Medical Approaches to the Management of Sleep Disordered Breathing 10: Aditi Desai: Dental Approaches to the Management of Sleep Disordered Breathing 11: Bhik Kotecha: Surgical Approaches to the Management of Sleep Disordered Breathing 12: Joerg Steier: Novel Appraches to the Management of Sleep Disordered Breathing 13: Guy Leschziner: Restless Legs Syndrome and Periodic Limb Movement Disorder 14: Panagis Drakatos: Narcolepsy 15: Guy Leschziner: Other Central Hypersomnias 16: Alexander D. Nesbitt: Circadian Rhythm Disorders 17: Sofia Eriksson: Sleep Walking and Other NREM Parasomnias 18: Laura Pérez-Carbonell, Guy Leschziner: REM Sleep Behaviour Disorder 19: Valentina Gnoni, Guy Leschziner: Other Parasomnias 20: Charlie Tyack: Insomnia in Children 21: Michael Farquhar: Primary Sleep Problems in the Typically Developing Child 22: Paul Gringras: Paediatric Neurodisability and Sleep 23: Ivana Rosenzweig, Michelle Olaithe, Romola Bucks, Mary J. Morrell: Sleep and Cognition 24: Alexander D. Nesbitt: Sleep and Headache Disorders 25: Sofia Eriksson: Sleep and Epilepsy 26: Alexander D. Nesbitt: Sleep and Pain 27: Ivana Rosenzweig, Ricardo S. Osorio: Sleep and Psychiatric Disorders 28: Elaine Lyons, Grainne d'Ancona: Medications Influencing Sleep 29: Michael Farquhar, Adrian Williams: Sleep, The Workplace and Driving
