Sleep Bruxism
Chapter 99 Sleep Bruxism Gilles Lavigne, Christiane Manzini, Nelly T. Huynh Abstract Sleep bruxism, characterized by teeth grinding or jaw clenching, causes tooth destruction, headache, orofacial pain, and jaw dysfunction….
Physical Examination in Sleep Medicine
Chapter 58 Physical Examination in Sleep Medicine Alon Y. Avidan, Beth A. Malow Abstract The physical examination of the patient presenting with sleep concerns often provides important supporting information for…
Insomnia: Epidemiology and Risk Factors
Chapter 76 Insomnia Epidemiology and Risk Factors Kenneth L. Lichstein, Daniel J. Taylor, Christina S. McCrae, Megan E. Ruiter Abstract Chronic, clinically significant insomnia approaches 10% prevalence, and moderately frequent…
The Human Circadian Timing System and Sleep–Wake Regulation
Chapter 35 The Human Circadian Timing System and Sleep–Wake Regulation Charles A. Czeisler, Orfeu M. Buxton Abstract The circadian pacemaker (or biological clock) confers endogenous rhythmicity with a period just…
Sleep-Related Cardiac Risk
Chapter 117 Sleep-Related Cardiac Risk Richard L. Verrier, Murray A. Mittleman Abstract The brain, in subserving its need for periodic re-excitation during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep and dreaming, imposes…
Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea–Hypopnea Syndrome
Chapter 110 Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea–Hypopnea Syndrome Barbara A. Phillips, Meir H. Kryger Abstract Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) exists along a continuum of severity, and the boundaries between pathologic and…
Surgical Management for Obstructive Sleep-Disordered Breathing
Chapter 108 Surgical Management for Obstructive Sleep-Disordered Breathing Nelson B. Powell, Robert W. Riley Abstract Obstructive sleep-disordered breathing (OSDB) is defined by total or partial collapse of the upper airway…
Restrictive Lung Disorders
Chapter 112 Restrictive Lung Disorders Juan F. Masa, Meir H. Kryger Abstract Diseases of structures adjacent to the lungs, such as obesity and kyphoscoliosis, lead to extrapulmonary lung restriction and…
Sleep and Stroke
Chapter 88 Sleep and Stroke Claudio L. Bassetti Abstract Sleep disorders and stroke are among the most common neurologic problems and can occur together by chance alone. In addition, each…
Normal Physiology of the Upper and Lower Airways
Chapter 23 Normal Physiology of the Upper and Lower Airways Raphael C. Heinzer, Frédéric Sériès Abstract The respiratory system can be divided into compartments made up of the upper and…
