Chapter 89 Sleep and Neuromuscular Diseases Michelle T. Cao, Charles F.P. George, Christian Guilleminault Abstract Neuromuscular disorders consist of central and peripheral neurologic disorders with impairment of the motor system….
Chapter 83 Treatment Guidelines for Insomnia Michael J. Sateia, Daniel J. Buysse Abstract Treatment guidelines are evidence and consensus-based recommendations that are intended to guide clinical practice. Guidelines are particularly…
Chapter 123 Sleep and Fatigue in Cancer Patients Sonia Ancoli-Israel, Josée Savard Abstract Fatigue is a major complaint in patients with cancer—before treatment, while undergoing chemotherapy or radiation therapy, and…
Chapter 91 Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias Dominique Petit, Jacques Montplaisir, Bradley F. Boeve Abstract Sleep anomalies are found in a variety of conditions causing dementia. Specific features of the…
Chapter 69 Drowsy Driving Pierre Philip, Patricia Sagaspe, J. Taillard Abstract Drowsiness and falling asleep at the wheel are now identified as the reasons for many fatal crashes and traffic…
Chapter 136 Sleep in Independently Living and Institutionalized Elderly Donald L. Bliwise Abstract Although not a mainstream source of patients in most sleep clinics, an ever-increasing proportion of the population…
Chapter 48 The Neurobiology of Dreaming Edward F. Pace-Schott Abstract Dreaming is a universal human mental state characterized by hallucinatory imagery congruent with a confabulated, temporally ordered, storylike experience. As…
Chapter 52 Dreams in Patients with Sleep Disorders Michael Schredl Abstract Dreaming is defined as mental activity that occurs during sleep. This chapter focuses on sleep disorders that have been…
Chapter 28 Body Temperature, Sleep, and Hibernation Kurt Kräuchi, Tom de Boer Abstract The human sleep–wake cycle is usually tightly coupled to the circadian time course of core body temperature….
Chapter 25 Sleep and Host Defense James M. Krueger, Jeannine A. Majde Abstract Sleepiness, like fever, is commonly experienced at the onset of an infection or other cause of systemic…
