Sleep and Internal Medicine
Sleep and Internal Medicine Susan M. Harding Jeffrey W. Hawkins INTRODUCTION Sleep disturbances are common in many medical disorders. Medications used in the treatment of these disorders may disrupt sleep….
Sleep and Pulmonary Diseases
Sleep and Pulmonary Diseases William McDowell Anderson Arthur Andrews David G. Davila INTRODUCTION Disorders of the lung and chest wall have traditionally been classified according to their physiologic effects as…
Sleep and Vascular Diseases
Sleep and Vascular Diseases James D. Geyer Camilo R. Gomez Paul R. Carney INTRODUCTION Vascular disorders, including stroke, myocardial infarction, heart failure, and arrhythmias, are the most common causes of…
Pediatric Epilepsy and Sleep Disorders
Pediatric Epilepsy and Sleep Disorders Paul R. Carney James D. Geyer Sachin Talathi INTRODUCTION Sleep disorders have an adverse impact on daily living for both children and their caregivers. Sleep…
Sleep and Epilepsy
Sleep and Epilepsy Bradley V. Vaughn O’Neill F. D’Cruz INTRODUCTION The dynamic interaction of sleep and epilepsy has been recognized since ancient times. In the second century AD, Galen emphasized…
Sleep Disorders and Degenerative Neurologic Disorders
Sleep Disorders and Degenerative Neurologic Disorders Daniel C. Potts James D. Geyer Paul R. Carney INTRODUCTION Degenerative neurologic disorders encompass a broad range of diseases. They include common entities such…
Alcohol and Sleep
Alcohol and Sleep James D. Geyer Paul R. Carney Kenneth L. Lichstein SUBSTANCE DEPENDENCE AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE Overview Numerous licit and illicit substances can affect brain function. Many of these…
Schizophrenia and Sleep
Schizophrenia and Sleep James D. Geyer Paul R. Carney Kenneth L. Lichstein SCHIZOPHRENIA Epidemiology The lifetime prevalence of schizophrenia is estimated to be between 0.5% and 1%, with an incidence…
Mood Disorders and Sleep
Mood Disorders and Sleep Kenneth L. Lichstein James D. Geyer Paul R. Carney MOOD DISORDERS Mood disorders consist of a wide array of conditions including both depressive disorders and bipolar…
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Sleep
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Sleep James D. Geyer Paul R. Carney Kenneth L. Lichstein POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER Overview, Epidemiology, and Course Approximately 1% of individuals in the general population will…
