Sleep Disorders Medicine (eBook)

Sudhansu Chokroverty, MD,FRCPProfessor of Neuroscience, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJClinical Professor of Neurology, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJDirector of Sleep Research & Co-Chair emeritus of NeurologyJFK New Jersey Neuroscience Institute, Edison, NJ, US

SECTION I: BASIC SCIENCE OF SLEEPCh1: Introduction to the TopicCh2: Overview of Normal SleepCh3: Sleep Deprivation & Excessive Day Time SleepinessCh4: Effects of Sleep Deprivation and Sleepiness on Society and DrivingCh5: Neurobiology of REM Sleep, NREM Sleep Homeostasis, and Gamma Band OscillationsCh6: Basic Circadian Timing and Sleep-Wake RegulationCh7: Neurotransmitters and Neurochemistry of SleepCh8: Neurobiology of NREM Sleep and Thermoregulation in SleepCh9: Phylogeny of SleepCh10: Sleep and Anesthesia: Similar Pathophysiological ConcernsCh11: Physiological Changes of SleepCh12: Sleep and Immune RegulationCh13: Sleep and Memory ConsolidationCh14: Dreaming and Sleep DisorderCh15: Principles of Statistical ApplicationSECTION II: TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONSCh16: Instrumentation, Electronics and Signal AnalysisCh17: An Overview of Polysomnographic TechniqueCh18: Electroencephalography, Electromyography, and Electro-Oculography: General Principles and Basic TechnologyCh19: Electrocardiography: Principles and Applications in Sleep MedicineCh20: Evaluation and Monitoring of Respiratory FunctionCh21: Neuroimaging in Normal and Abnormal SleepCh22: Multiple Sleep Latency TestCh23: Maintenance of Wakefulness TestCh24: Scoring of Normal Sleep and ArousalsCh25: Scoring of Sleep-Related Breathing EventsSECTION III: CLINICAL TOPICSCh26: Approach to the Patient with Sleep ComplaintsCh27: International Classification of Sleep DisordersCh28: Epidemiology: Principles and Application in Sleep MedicineCh29: Genetics of Sleep and Sleep DisordersCh30: Nutrition and SleepCh31: Sleep Duration, Morbidity and MortalityCh32: Obstructive Sleep Apnea SyndromeCh33: Central Sleep Apnea, Hypoventilation Syndrome and Sleep in High AltitudeCh34: Positive Airway Pressure in the Treatment of Sleep Apnea-HypopneaCh35: Preoperative, Perioperative and Postoperative Evaluation and Management of Sleep Disordered BreathingCh36: Oral Appliances and Surgical Techniques for Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea SyndromeCh37: Nature, Evaluation and Treatment of InsomniaCh38: Narcolepsy and Idiopathic HypersomniaCh39: Motor Control and Dyscontrol in SleepCh40: Evaluation and Management of RLSCh41: Sleep, Breathing and Neurological DisordersCh42: Fatigue in Clincal PracticeCh43: Sleep, Coma, Vegetative and Minimally Conscious StatesCh44: Sleep and EpilepsyCh45: Dreaming in Neurological DisordersCh46: Sleep in Psychiatric DisordersCh47: Sleep Disturbances in General Medical DisordersCh48: Evaluation and Management of Circadian Rhythm Sleep DisordersCh49: Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Behavior DisorderCh50: ParasomniasCh51: Sleep Disorders in the ElderlyCh52: Evolution of Sleep from Birth to Adolescence and Sleep Disorders in ChildrenCh53: Sleep and Disorders in WomenCh54: Sleep, Violence and Forensic ImplicationsCh55: General Principle of Treatment of Sleep Dysfunction and Pharmacology of Drugs Used in Sleep DisordersCh56: Sleep and Alternative Medicine: ICh57: Sleep and Alternative Medicine: IICh58: Sleep in Extreme Environment