Sleep-Related Cardiac Risk
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…
Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea–Hypopnea Syndrome
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…
Surgical Management for Obstructive Sleep-Disordered Breathing
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…
Restrictive Lung Disorders
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…
Sleep and Stroke
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…
Normal Physiology of the Upper and Lower Airways
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…
Narcolepsy: Pathophysiology and Genetic Predisposition
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…
Positive Airway Pressure Treatment for Obstructive Sleep Apnea–Hypopnea Syndrome
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…
Respiratory Physiology: Sleep at High Altitudes
Chapter 24 Respiratory Physiology Sleep at High Altitudes John V. Weil Abstract Sleep disturbance is a common cause of discomfort among the constellation of symptoms after ascent to high altitude….
Normal Human Sleep: An Overview
Chapter 2 Normal Human Sleep An Overview Mary A. Carskadon, William C. Dement Abstract Normal human sleep comprises two states—rapid eye movement (REM) and non–REM (NREM) sleep—that alternate cyclically across…
