Chapter 98 Disturbed Dreaming as a Factor in Medical Conditions Tore Nielsen Abstract Disturbed dreaming has been identified as a primary or secondary symptom in many medical conditions. The quality…
Chapter 106 Medical Therapy for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Charles W. Atwood, Jr., Patrick J. Strollo, Jr., Rachel Givelber Abstract Positive airway pressure therapy, oral appliances, and surgery are considered the…
Chapter 146 Chronobiologic Monitoring Techniques John H. Herman Abstract This chapter serves as an introduction to fundamental methodologies in circadian rhythm research. Exciting advances have occurred in techniques for measuring…
Chapter 97 Idiopathic Nightmares and Dream Disturbances Associated with Sleep–Wake Transitions Tore Nielsen, Antonio Zadra Abstract Nightmares and other common disturbances of dreaming involve a perturbation of emotional expression during…
Chapter 21 Respiratory Physiology Central Neural Control of Respiratory Neurons and Motoneurons during Sleep Richard L. Horner Abstract Any anatomical or physiological abnormality that compromises the respiratory system in wakefulness…
Chapter 39 Animal Models for Disorders of Circadian Functions Whole Organism Alec J. Davidson, Fred W. Turek Abstract Although nearly all species adhere to a strictly programmed day–night behavior pattern,…
Chapter 128 Sleep in Chronic Kidney Disease Mark L. Unruh, Mark H. Sanders Abstract Sleep disturbance has been linked to disability days, use of health care, and quality of life…
Chapter 22 Respiratory Physiology Understanding the Control of Ventilation Neil J. Douglas Abstract During sleep, the relative regularity of breathing in resting wakefulness is replaced by marked respiratory variability due…
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…
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…
