Sleep disorders pt. II Handbook of clinical neurology

The second part of a two-part work in the Handbook of Clinical Neurology series on sleep disorders INDICE: SECTION 5: Classification of sleep disordersClassification of sleep disorders.SECTION 6: Genetics of sleep disordersGenetics of sleep disorders.SECTION 7: InsomniaNeurological perspectives in insomnia and hyperarousal syndromes. Insomnia: nature, diagnosis and treatment. Pharmacotherapy for insomnia.SECTION 8: HypersomniaHypothalamus, hypocretins/orexin and vigilance control.Narcolepsy and catalepsy. Recurrent hypersomnias. Excessive daytime sleepiness.SECTION 9 Abnormal movements in sleepMotor control in sleep. NREM parasomnias. REM sleep parasomnias. Isolated motor phenomena and symptoms of sleep. Sleep bruxism. Restless legs syndrome and periodic leg movements in sleep.SECTION 10: Circadian rhythm sleep disordersMolecular neurobiology of circadian rhythms. Circadian rhythm sleep disorders.SECTION 11: Sleep and neurological disordersFatal familial insomnia and the role of the thalamus in sleep regulation. Sleep disorders in Parkinson's disease. Sleep disorders in neurodegenerative diseases other than Parkinson's disease. Sleep and stroke. Sleep and headache. Sleep and breathing in neuromuscular disorders. Sleep related epilepsy. Sleep disorders in multiple sclerosis.SECTION 12: Sleep and violenceViolent parasomnias: forensic implications.

• ISBN: 978-0-444-52007-4
• Editorial: Elsevier Science
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 560
• Fecha Publicación: 16/12/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés