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…
Chapter 138 Sleep Disturbances and Sleep-Related Disorders in Pregnancy Bilgay Izci Balserak, Kathryn Lee Abstract Most women experience numerous sleep disturbances for the first time in their life during pregnancy,…
Chapter 40 Animal Models for Disorders of Chronobiology Cell and Tissue Kathryn Moynihan Ramsey, Joseph T. Bass Abstract The circadian clock network is a key integrator of behavior and metabolism…
Chapter 125 Endocrine Disorders Ronald Grunstein Abstract Sleep disorders, particularly sleep apnea, are common in many endocrine conditions. Most patients with acromegaly have some degree of sleep apnea, with an…
