REM Sleep Behavior Disorder
Fig. 45.1 Patient #4 from the original reported series of RBD cases in 1986 [2] demonstrates a “home remedy” he resorted to using in desperation to prevent himself from leaping…
Sleep and Stroke
Fig. 31.1 Afferent and efferent connections of the medullary respiratory center. (From Fig. 19.4, [13], with permission) Fig. 31.2 Neuroanatomy of the medullary respiratory center. The brain stem showing in a…
Sleep Models
Fig. 57.1 Major frameworks for modeling sleep-wake rhythms [37]. S/W and Temp denote sleep-wake and temperature rhythms, respectively. a Two process framework integrating homeostatic and circadian regulations. b Multioscillator framework…
Development and Impact of Brain Imaging Techniques
(1) Cyclotron Research Centre, University of Liège, Allée du 6 Août, 8, 4000 Liège, Belgium Julien Q. M. Ly Email: pmaquet@ulg.ac.be KeywordsNeuroimaging techniquesStructural neuroimagingPositron emission tomographyFunctional magnetic resonance imagingSleepSleep disorders…
Cardiovascular Disease and Sleep Dysfunction
Cardiovascular disease Odds ratio (confidence interval 95 %) Arterial hypertension 1.37 (1.03–1.83) Heart failure 2.38 (1.22–4.62) Ischemic heart failure 1.27 (0.99–1.62) Ischemic stroke 1.58 (1.02–2.46) Atrial fibrillation 4.02 (1.03–15.5) Pulmonary…
The History of Polysomnography: Tool of Scientific Discovery
Fig. 13.1 Illustration of a drum kymograph Oscillographs, Drum Kymographs, and Strip Chart Recorder The string galvanometer was not suitable for making recordings over extended time periods. Oscillographs could also…
Sleep in Ancient Egypt
This symbol may be pointing also to the state of consciousness that we call today lucid dreaming [3]. What Is the Meaning (Concept) of Sleep in Ancient Egyptian Culture? Ancient…
Women’s Health and Sleep Disorders
Fig. 53.1 The menstrual cycle. The menstrual cycle begins day 1 with menses or menstrual bleeding (early follicular phase). In the follicular phase, levels of progesterone and estrogen are low….
Idiopathic Hypersomnia
Fig. 27.1 Prof. Bedrich Roth reading polysomnographic recording. He was born on March 23, 1919, and died on November 4, 1989, a few days before the Czech Velvet revolution Beginning…
Phylogeny in Sleep Medicine
(1) Sonno Sleep Centers, El Paso, TX, USA KeywordsPhylogenySleep disordersModel organisms Drosophila melanogaster Genetics and sleepSleep and longevityUnihemispheric sleep The “witchery of sleep” has historically been a topic of…
