Use of Clinical Tools and Tests in Sleep Medicine
Chapter 59 Use of Clinical Tools and Tests in Sleep Medicine Ronald D. Chervin Abstract A clinician confronted with a sleep-related complaint combines symptoms, signs, and test results to make…
Hypnotic Medications: Mechanisms of Action and Pharmacologic Effects
Chapter 42 Hypnotic Medications Mechanisms of Action and Pharmacologic Effects Wallace Mendelson Abstract Most currently available hypnotics induce sleep by acting at various moieties of the GABAA–benzodiazepine receptor complex. It…
Sleep Disturbances and Sleep-Related Disorders in Pregnancy
Chapter 138 Sleep Disturbances and Sleep-Related Disorders in Pregnancy Bilgay Izci Balserak, Kathryn Lee Abstract Most women experience numerous sleep disturbances for the first time in their life during pregnancy,…
Animal Models for Disorders of Chronobiology: Cell and Tissue
Chapter 40 Animal Models for Disorders of Chronobiology Cell and Tissue Kathryn Moynihan Ramsey, Joseph T. Bass Abstract The circadian clock network is a key integrator of behavior and metabolism…
Endocrine Disorders
Chapter 125 Endocrine Disorders Ronald Grunstein Abstract Sleep disorders, particularly sleep apnea, are common in many endocrine conditions. Most patients with acromegaly have some degree of sleep apnea, with an…
History of Sleep Physiology and Medicine
Chapter 1 History of Sleep Physiology and Medicine William C. Dement Abstract There has been great scientific interest in sleep for well over a century, with the discoveries of the…
Performance Deficits during Sleep Loss: Effects of Time Awake, Time of Day, and Time on Task
Chapter 65 Performance Deficits during Sleep Loss Effects of Time Awake, Time of Day, and Time on Task Thomas J. Balkin Abstract The deleterious effects of sleep loss on various…
Idiopathic Hypersomnia
Chapter 86 Idiopathic Hypersomnia Claudio L. Bassetti, Yves Dauvilliers Abstract Idiopathic hypersomnia is a rare and not uncommonly familial disorder characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness with long and unrefreshing naps,…
Drugs That Disturb Sleep and Wakefulness
Chapter 46 Drugs That Disturb Sleep and Wakefulness Paula K. Schweitzer Abstract Disturbed sleep and daytime sedation are common side effects of many medications. These side effects are the result…
Genetic Basis of Sleep in Healthy Humans
Chapter 15 Genetic Basis of Sleep in Healthy Humans Hans-Peter Landolt, Derk-Jan Dijk Abstract Sleep is a very rich phenotype, and many aspects of sleep differ considerably in the population…
