Sleep Disorders Medicine

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.