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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Chapter 84 Narcolepsy Pathophysiology and Genetic Predisposition Emmanuel Mignot Abstract In international classifications, narcolepsy with and without cataplexy are now considered two different diagnostic entries. In almost all cases with…
Chapter 107 Positive Airway Pressure Treatment for Obstructive Sleep Apnea–Hypopnea Syndrome Peter Buchanan, Ronald Grunstein Abstract Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the treatment of first choice for obstructive sleep…
