Normal Sleep
Chapter 4 Normal Sleep 4.1 Sleep in Animals and the Phylogeny of Sleep Jerome Siegel The amount of sleep required by animals varies greatly. The horse sleeps less than 2…
Gallery of Sleep Laboratory Video Findings
Chapter 21 Gallery of Sleep Laboratory Video Findings Meir H. Kryger This chapter contains examples of video findings obtained in a typical sleep medicine clinic polysomnography lab. They are grouped…
Other Medical Disorders
Chapter 15 Other Medical Disorders 15.1 Thyroid Disease Meir H. Kryger The main function of the thyroid gland is to produce the thyroid hormones triiodothyronine and thyroxine, which play a…
History of Sleep Medicine and Physiology
Chapter 2 History of Sleep Medicine and Physiology Meir H. Kryger Although the field of medicine is fairly recent, historical, literary, and scientific descriptions have added to our knowledge. Sleep…
Pharmacology
Chapter 6 Pharmacology Wallace Mendelson and Andrew D. Krystal Pharmacologic agents are often taken by patients to help them fall asleep, stay asleep, or to be more alert during the…
Vascular Disorders
Chapter 14 Vascular Disorders 14.1 Cardiovascular Diseases Shahrokh Javaheri This chapter reviews cardiovascular diseases encountered in patients with sleep disorders. Both obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and central sleep apnea (CSA)…
Diagnostic Assessment Methods in Adults
Chapter 18 Diagnostic Assessment Methods in Adults Max Hirshkowitz and Amir Sharafkhaneh Overview Thousands of people undergo “sleep studies” every day. These studies involve collecting electrophysiologic data in hospitals, freestanding…
Sleep in Art and Literature
Chapter 1 Sleep in Art and Literature Colin M. Shapiro, Deena Sherman and Meir H. Kryger It appears that every man’s insomnia is as different from his neighbor’s as are…
Parasomnias
Chapter 12 Parasomnias Michael J. Howell and Carlos H. Schenck Overview Parasomnias are abnormal physical and experiential phenomena that arise from the sleep period. Disorders of arousal, such as sleepwalking,…
