Daytime Sleepiness and Alertness
Chapter 4 Daytime Sleepiness and Alertness Timothy Roehrs, Mary A. Carskadon, William C. Dement, Thomas Roth Abstract Sleepiness is a problem reported by 10% to 25% of the population, depending…
NEUROLOGY
Introduction
Chapter 64 Introduction Gregory Belenky, Torbjörn Åkerstedt Abstract Occupational sleep medicine is a new field within the specialty of sleep medicine. It is developing from multiple basic and clinical strands…
Circadian Clock Genes
Chapter 12 Circadian Clock Genes Martha Hotz Vitaterna, Fred W. Turek Abstract Circadian (near 24-hour) rhythms can be produced by individual mammalian cells in a self-sustaining manner. These rhythms result…
Introduction: Master Circadian Clock and Master Circadian Rhythm
Chapter 31 Introduction Master Circadian Clock and Master Circadian Rhythm Fred W. Turek One of the distinguishing characteristics of sleep in animals as diverse as insects, fish, and mammals is…
Relevance of Sleep Physiology for Sleep Medicine Clinicians
Chapter 17 Relevance of Sleep Physiology for Sleep Medicine Clinicians Gilles Lavigne Abstract The physiology section of this volume covers a wide spectrum of very precise concepts from molecular and…
Chronic Sleep Deprivation
Chapter 6 Chronic Sleep Deprivation Siobhan Banks, David F. Dinges Abstract Chronic sleep deprivation, also referred to as chronic sleep restriction, is common, with a wide range of causes including…
Introduction
Chapter 11 Introduction Fred W. Turek The inclusion for the first time of a specific Section on genetics in Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine is a heralding event as…
Approach to the Selection of Electrodiagnostic, Cerebrospinal Fluid, and Other Ancillary Testing
FIGURE 36.1 Normal EEG in an adult man at rest with eyes closed. Four rows—EEG activity from frontal to occipital regions on left (top). Four rows—EEG activity from frontal to occipital…
The ABCs of Neurologic Emergencies
FIGURE 63.1 Axial T1-weighted MR images demonstrate diffuse abnormal enhancement extending along the ependymal surface of the left lateral ventricle and third ventricle consistent with ventriculitis/ependymitis in a 65-year-old man with…
Ischemic Cerebrovascular Disease
FIGURE 40.1 A 69-year-old man had new onset of right-sided visual blurring and right-sided numbness. Neuroimaging studies demonstrate left occipital and right medial temporal infarcts; the right side temporal infarct was…
