Chapter 103 Genetics of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Susan Redline Abstract Patients with obstructive sleep apnea–hypopnea (OSAH) often have relatives—parents, siblings, and children—who have similar symptoms or a diagnosis of OSAH,…
Chapter 141 Monitoring and Staging Human Sleep Sharon Keenan, Max Hirshkowitz Abstract Polysomnography involves recording a wide assortment of bioparameters while a person sleeps. The electroencephalogram, electrooculogram, and skeletal muscle…
Chapter 124 Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndromes James G. MacFarlane, Harvey Moldofsky Abstract Fibromyalgia syndrome and chronic fatigue syndrome involve complex diagnostic and management challenges. These patients present with persistent…
Chapter 63 Sleep Forensics Michel A. Cramer Bornemann, Mark W. Mahowald To blame a person is to express moral criticism, and if the person’s action does not deserve criticism, blaming…
Chapter 100 Central Sleep Apnea and Periodic Breathing Andrew Wellman, David P. White Abstract Central sleep apnea is a disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of apnea during sleep, resulting from…
Chapter 26 Endocrine Physiology in Relation to Sleep and Sleep Disturbances Eve Van Cauter, Esra Tasali Abstract Sleep exerts important modulatory effects on most components of the endocrine system. Pathways…
Chapter 18 What Brain Imaging Reveals about Sleep Generation and Maintenance Eric A. Nofzinger, Pierre Maquet Abstract The development of neuroimaging techniques has made it possible to characterize regional cerebral…
Chapter 80 Psychological and Behavioral Treatments for Insomnia II Implementation and Specific Populations Jack D. Edinger, Melanie K. Means, Colleen E. Carney, Rachel Manber Abstract As evidenced by the preceding…
Chapter 145 Neurologic Monitoring Techniques Beth A. Malow Abstract Patients with nocturnal spells present a unique challenge to the sleep specialist and the sleep laboratory. Although standard polysomnography (PSG) provides…
