Sleep Disorders and Neurological Disease (Neurological Disease and Therapy) [Hardcover]

Culebras (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 15, 1999 | ISBN-10: 0824776054 | ISBN-13: 978-0824776053 | Edition: 1st

This book examines the neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, and neuroclinical aspects of sleep and asserts that all sleep problems originate in brain dysfunction, whether structural as in brain tumors, behavioral as in insomnia, degenerative as in fatal familial insomnia, neurochemical as in narcolepsy, or neuromuscular as in sleep apnea. Examines the role of melatonin in sleep initiation and maintenance! Written by a varied group of international experts who focus on the fabric of neurological mechanisms and manifestations that underlie sleep, Sleep Disorders and Neurological Disease · investigates the refreshing properties of sleep and its influence on alertness, attention, concentration, memory, and mood · describes sleep dysfunction resulting from common neurological disorders, including Parkinson's disease and multiple sclerosis · explains intrinsic sleep disorders such as narcolepsy and idiopathic CNS hypersomnia · outlines the historical development of the neurochemistry, electrophysiology, neurophysiology, and chronobiology of sleep disorders · investigates sleep pathology and sleep disorder medications · discusses parasomnias, including sleep-wake transition and arousal disorders · covers state dissociations such as Charles Bonnet syndrome and phantom limb phenomena · suggests treatments for improving the sleep of patients with extrapyramidal disorders · and more!

Editorial Reviews

Review

From the Foreword...

...It is...extremely welcome and timely to have Antonio Culebras's volume on sleep disorders and neurological disease. Not many multiauthored texts are a good read. This one is. Most of the chapters start with either an illustrative case or the history of the topic. They then proceed to the clinical importance and on to the pathophysiology and treatment. The chapters are so well written that the nonneurologist will find them easy reading. Yet they contain all that neurologists and most that sleep specialists need to know, including a synopsis of relevant, current, neuroscience, and extensive recent literature citations.

-Robert C. Griggs, M.D.
Editor-in-Chief, Neurology Professor of Neurology, Medicine, Pediatrics, and Pathology
Chair of Neurology
University of Rochester School of Medicine, New York

...a welcome addition to the library of sleep medicine books. Though it clearly targets neurologists, it will be of interest to a wide range of professionals interested in sleep medicine.
- Neuromuscular Disorders

Product Details

• Hardcover: 422 pages
• Publisher: Informa Healthcare; 1st edition (October 15, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0824776054
• ISBN-13: 978-0824776053
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,557,061 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)