Movement Disorders in Sleep
A. Failure of motor control at NREM sleep onset 1. Physiological a. Physiological body movements and postural shifts b. Physiological hypnic myoclonus c. Hypnic jerks d. Hypnagogic foot tremor e….
Kleine–Levin Syndrome
Figs. 28.1 a. Kumbhakarna asleep. b. The awakening of Kumbhakarna : the demons try to rouse the giant by hitting him with weapons and clubs and shouting in his ear….
Nonrestorative Sleep, Musculoskeletal Pain, Fatigue in Rheumatic Disorders, and Allied Syndromes: A Historical Perspective
Health specialists Symptom interest, no pathology Diagnosis Rheumatologists Pain, mobility, fatigue Fibromyalgia Physiatrists Pain, mobility, fatigue Regional pain Orthopedists Pain, mobility, fatigue Chronic pain syndrome Chiropractors Pain, mobility, fatigue Faulty…
History of Restless Legs Syndrome, Recently Named Willis–Ekbom Disease
IRLSSG Consensus Diagnostic Criteria for RLS (2012) Restless legs syndrome (RLS), a neurological sensorimotor disease often profoundly disturbing sleep and quality of life, has variable expression influenced by genetic, environmental,…
Evolution of Sleep Medicine in Japan
Fig. 16.1 The research field of sleep later expanded to include biological rhythms. The membership grew rapidly in the past 10 years, and the numbers reached more than 3000 in…
Modafinil: Development and Use of the Compound
© Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2015Sudhansu Chokroverty and Michel Billiard (eds.)Sleep Medicine10.1007/978-1-4939-2089-1_61 61. Modafinil: Development and Use of the Compound Michel Billiard1 and Serge Lubin2 (1) Department of Neurology, Gui de Chauliac Hospital, 80, Avenue Augustin Fliche,…
Psychological Treatment of Insomnia: The Evolution of Behavior Therapy and Cognitive Behavior Therapy
© Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2015Sudhansu Chokroverty and Michel Billiard (eds.)Sleep Medicine10.1007/978-1-4939-2089-1_60 60. Psychological Treatment of Insomnia: The Evolution of Behavior Therapy and Cognitive Behavior Therapy María Montserrat Sánchez-Ortuño1 and Jack D. Edinger2 (1) Facultad de Enfermería,…
The Pharmacological Treatment of Sleep Disorders
Drug Chemical structure Mechanism of action Therapeutic use(s) Ethyl alcohol – Increase of GABA Insomnia activity Chloral hydrate Conversion to trichloroethanol – Insomnia Paraldehyde Polymer of acetaldehyde – Insomnia Barbiturates…
Sleep Deprivation: Societal Impact and Long-Term Consequences
Term Working definition Habitual sleep duration Sleep duration that is experienced on a regular basis in real-world situations Insomnia A clinical condition that is characterized by pathologically long sleep latency…
Sleep Disorders, Cognition, Accidents, and Performance
24. Terán-Santos J, Jimnénez-Gómez A, Cordero-Guevara J. The association between sleep apnea and the risk of traffic accidents. N Engl J Med. 1999;240:847–51.CrossRef 25. Young T, Blustein J, Finn L,…
