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Insomnia, An Issue of Sleep Medicine Clinics

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 8-3
  • September 19, 2013
  • Jack D Edinger
  • English
  • Hardback
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This issue of Sleep Medicine Clinics will be Guest Edited by Jack Edinger, PhD, at National Jewish Health and will focus on Insomnia. Article topics include cognitive-behavioral insomnia therapy, Insomnia and Cancer, Dissemination Training for CBTI, Insomnia and short sleep duration, neurophysiology of sleep quality and insomnia, Pain, Sleep, and Insomnia, Insomnia and obstructive sleep apnea, Epidemiological studies conclusions on nature, persistence, and consequences of insomnia, pharmacological management of insomnia, Hyperarousal and insomnia, role of genes in insomnia expression, and the role of bright light therapy in managing insomnia.

Fatigue, An Issue of Sleep Medicine Clinics

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 8-2
  • June 7, 2013
  • Max Hirshkowitz + 1 more
  • English
  • Hardback
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This issue of Sleep Medicine Clinics, Guest Edited by Max Hirshkowitz, PhD, D ABSM, will focus on Fatigue, with article topics including: Fatigue, Sleepiness, and Safety; Assessment, and Methodology; Fatigue and Neurological Disorders; Cardiopulmonary Disorders and Fatigue; Cancer and Fatigue; Psychiatric Disorders and Fatigue; Organ Transplantation and Fatigue; Fatigue in Other Medical Disorders; Sleep Disorders and Fatigue; The Pharmacology of Fatigue and Sleepiness; and Fatigue Management Strategies.

Sleep and Anesthesia, An Issue of Sleep Medicine Clinics

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 8-1
  • March 28, 2013
  • Frances Chung
  • English
  • Hardback
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This issue of Sleep Medicine Clinics, Guest Edited by Frances Chung, MBBS FRCPC of the University of Toronto, will focus on Sleep and Neurorehabilitation. Article topics will include Sleep and Anesthesia; Neurobiology, Medicine, and Society; Upper airway, OSA and anesthesia ; Positions, sleep and anesthesia; Sleep Deprivation, OSA and inflammation; Preoperative Screening for OSA; and PAP therapy for perioperative patients.

ELSEVIER ESSENTIALS Schlafmedizin

  • 1st Edition
  • December 20, 2012
  • Thomas-Christian Wetter + 3 more
  • German
  • eBook
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Für all diejenigen Ärzte, die sich in das Thema Schlafmedizin einarbeiten möchten, ohne dabei zu sehr ins Details zu gehen! Das Buch bietet Ihnen komprimiertes, praxisrelevantes Expertenwissen – kurz, prägnant und übersichtlich. Was tun, wenn Patienten über Schlafprobleme klagen? Wann empfiehlt es sich, in ein Schlaflabor zu überweisen? Was wird dort gemacht? Welche Therapiemöglichkeiten gibt es z.B. bei Schlafapnoe, Restless-Legs-Syndrom oder Parasomnien? ELSEVIER ESSENTIALS Schlafmedizin beantwortet diese und viele weiteren Fragen. Hausärzte, Allgemeinmediziner, Internisten werden immer wieder mit den Krankheitsbildern konfrontiert, obwohl sie nicht zu ihrem Spezialgebiet gehören. In der täglichen Praxis müssen sie sich jedoch damit auskennen.

Sleep and Neurorehabilitation, An Issue of Sleep Medicine Clinics

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 7-4
  • December 11, 2012
  • Richard J. Castriotta + 1 more
  • English
  • Hardback
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This issue of Sleep Medicine Clinics, Guest Edited by Richard Castriotta, MD of the University of Texas, will focus on Sleep and Neurorehabilitation. Article topics will include TBI and Sleep, Circadian Rhythm Disorders, Insomnia, and Stroke and Sleep.

Biology of Sleep, An Issue of Sleep Medicine Clinics

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 7-3
  • September 13, 2012
  • Teofilo Lee-Chiong Jr
  • English
  • Hardback
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This issue of Sleep Medicine Clinics, Guest Edited by Teofilo Lee-Chiong MD, will focus on Biology of Sleep, with article topics including: Neurology of Sleep; Normal Sleep and Circadian Rhythms: Neurobiologic Mechanisms Underlying Sleep and Wakefulness; Physiology of Sleep Disordered Breathing; Evaluation of the Patient Who Has Sleep Complaints: A Case-Based Method Using the Sleep Process Matrix; Sleep States,Memory Processing, and Dreams; Neurobiologic Mechanisms in Chronic Insomnia; Sleep Behavior and Sleep Regulation from Infancy through Adolescence: Normative Aspects; Biological Timekeeping; Neurologic Basis of Sleep Breathing Disorders; Genetics of Sleep Timing, Duration, and Homeostasis in Humans; Sleep in Normal Aging; Modulation of Endocrine Function by Sleep-Wake Homeostasis and Circadian Rhythmicity; Cardiac Activity and Sympathovagal Balance During Sleep; Sleep and Cytokines; Neuropharmacology of Sleep and Wakefulness; Staging Sleep; Respiratory Physiology During Sleep; and Cyclic Alternating Pattern (CAP), Sleep Disordered Breathing, and Automatic Analysis.

Hypersomnia, An Issue of Sleep Medicine Clinics

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 7-2
  • June 11, 2012
  • Alon Y. Avidan
  • English
  • Hardback
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Excessive Sleepiness, or hypersomnia, is one of the most common sleep complaints. In this issue, Dr. Alon Avidan of UCLA brings together a set of articles that offer a completely updated overview of hypersomnia, from neurophysiology of sleepiness and wakefulness to quality of life issues and public health. The main focus of the issue is the diagnosis and treatment of hypersomnia, including objective and subjective measurement of sleepness, biomarkers of sleepiness, narcolepsy, and hypersomnia in medical, neurological and psyhchiatric comorbidities. Excessive sleepiness among specific patient populations (children, elderly) and periodic hypersomnia are discussed. Pharmacotherapy of hypersomnia is given special attention, as are behavioural treatments.

Home Portable Monitoring for Obstructive Sleep Apnea, An Issue of Sleep Medicine Clinics

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 6-3
  • September 29, 2011
  • Michael R. Littner
  • English
  • Hardback
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Portable Sleep monitoring is a very important method of diagnosis and follow-up for sleep-disordered breathing. This state-of-the-art issue reviews the most recent information on classification, technical specifications and types of portable monitors, use and limitations of portable monitoring with integration into positive airway pressure treatment. use of portable monitors in children and in patients with oral appliances. Use of portable monitoring for SDB treatment with upper airway surgery is also discussed. Current published standards incliding CMS requirements for portable monitoring are reviewed. Outcome measures, illustrative cases, and a comparison with polysomnogram are included. Finally, future directions are discussed.

Fundamentals of Sleep Medicine

  • 1st Edition
  • July 18, 2011
  • Richard B. Berry
  • English
  • Hardback
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Written by Richard Berry, MD, author of the popular Sleep Medicine Pearls, Fundamentals of Sleep Medicine is a concise, clinically focused alternative to larger sleep medicine references. A recipient of the 2010 AASM Excellence in Education award, Dr. Berry is exceptionally well qualified to distill today's most essential sleep medicine know-how in a way that is fast and easy to access and apply in your practice.

Genetics of Sleep and Its Disorders, An Issue of Sleep Medicine Clinics

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 6-2
  • June 24, 2011
  • Allan Pack
  • English
  • Hardback
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This issue describes in detail the most current thinking on the way genes affect and determine sleep patterns, behaviors, disorders and needs.   Sleep researchers continue to study genetic markers that may someday lead to a personalized approach to treatment of sleep disorders. The genetics of restless legs syndrome, narcolepsy, circadian rhythm disorders, obstructive sleep apnea, parasomnias, and insomnia are discussed. A solid understanding of the role genetics and molecular biology play in sleep will aid clinicians in diagnosing and treating these disorders, as well as advising their patients.