Medication and Substance Abuse
Chapter 132 Medication and Substance Abuse Timothy Roehrs, Thomas Roth Abstract Nearly all of the psychoactive drugs with a known abuse liability have profound effects on sleep and wakefulness. Substance…
Other Parasomnias
Chapter 96 Other Parasomnias Mark W. Mahowald Abstract As mentioned in the preceding two chapters, parasomnias may conveniently be divided into two major categories: Primary parasomnias are those due to…
Acute Sleep Deprivation
Chapter 5 Acute Sleep Deprivation Michael H. Bonnet Abstract Sleep deprivation is extremely common in modern society. Sleep loss is accompanied by significant and increasingly apparent alterations in mood, alertness,…
Heart Failure
Chapter 122 Heart Failure Shahrokh Javaheri Abstract Heart failure is a common disorder that has a significant economic impact and is associated with excess morbidity and mortality. Because of increased…
Epilepsy, Sleep, and Sleep Disorders
Chapter 92 Epilepsy, Sleep, and Sleep Disorders Margaret Shouse, Mark W. Mahowald Abstract Epilepsy is the third most common neurologic disorder after stroke and Alzheimer’s disease in the United States….
Narcolepsy: Diagnosis and Management
Chapter 85 Narcolepsy Diagnosis and Management Christian Guilleminault, Michelle T. Cao Abstract Narcolepsy is a syndrome with a prevalence close to 0.04%. It is a chronic neurologic sleep disorder resulting…
Anatomy and Physiology of Upper Airway Obstruction
Chapter 101 Anatomy and Physiology of Upper Airway Obstruction Richard J. Schwab, John E. Remmers, Samuel T. Kuna Abstract Patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) develop repetitive pharyngeal airway closure…
Epidemiology of Sleep Disorders
Chapter 61 Epidemiology of Sleep Disorders Markku Partinen, Christer Hublin Abstract Every day one third or more of the population suffers from some sleep disturbance and/or from abnormal daytime sleepiness….
REM Sleep Parasomnias
Chapter 95 REM Sleep Parasomnias Mark W. Mahowald, Carlos H. Schenck Abstract Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep is characterized by numerous physiologic variables that usually occur in concert to produce…
Insomnia: Recent Developments and Future Directions
Chapter 75 Insomnia Recent Developments and Future Directions Daniel J. Buysse Supported by MH024652, AG020677, and MH078961. Research and clinical practice in insomnia have shown steady progress since the fourth…
