Chronic Sleep Deprivation
Chapter 6 Chronic Sleep Deprivation Siobhan Banks, David F. Dinges Abstract Chronic sleep deprivation, also referred to as chronic sleep restriction, is common, with a wide range of causes including…
Introduction
Chapter 11 Introduction Fred W. Turek The inclusion for the first time of a specific Section on genetics in Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine is a heralding event as…
Approach to the Selection of Electrodiagnostic, Cerebrospinal Fluid, and Other Ancillary Testing
FIGURE 36.1 Normal EEG in an adult man at rest with eyes closed. Four rows—EEG activity from frontal to occipital regions on left (top). Four rows—EEG activity from frontal to occipital…
The ABCs of Neurologic Emergencies
FIGURE 63.1 Axial T1-weighted MR images demonstrate diffuse abnormal enhancement extending along the ependymal surface of the left lateral ventricle and third ventricle consistent with ventriculitis/ependymitis in a 65-year-old man with…
Ischemic Cerebrovascular Disease
FIGURE 40.1 A 69-year-old man had new onset of right-sided visual blurring and right-sided numbness. Neuroimaging studies demonstrate left occipital and right medial temporal infarcts; the right side temporal infarct was…
Neuroimaging of Common Neurologic Conditions
(Video 35.1). A. Closed head injury. CT imaging parameters in trauma should include a narrow window (for acute blood), an intermediate window (for subacute blood), and a wide (bone) window. Acute…
Neurologic Diseases in Pregnancy
NORMAL PHYSIOLOGIC CHANGES IN PREGNANCY A. Cardiovascular. 1. Increase of 30% to 50% in cardiac output and blood volume with singleton pregnancy (70% with twins) 2. Midpregnancy decrease in blood pressure by 5…
Hemorrhagic Cerebrovascular Disease
B. Arterial hypertension. ICH may be a complication of either acute or chronic arterial hypertension. Sustained chronic hypertension leads to degenerative changes in small penetrating arteries in the deep structures of…
Sleep Disorders
A specific type of CBT-I is stimulus–control therapy, which is useful in the management of conditioned insomnia. This technique is an attempt to break the conditioning by teaching the patient…
Epilepsy in Adults
Video 43.1). Approximately 85% have an epileptogenic focus in the temporal lobe, whereas the remaining 15% are of extratemporal origin, usually frontal. c. Secondarily generalized (tonic–clonic) seizures. During any focal seizure…
