Evolution of Sleep Medicine in Japan
Fig. 16.1 The research field of sleep later expanded to include biological rhythms. The membership grew rapidly in the past 10 years, and the numbers reached more than 3000 in…
Modafinil: Development and Use of the Compound
© Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2015Sudhansu Chokroverty and Michel Billiard (eds.)Sleep Medicine10.1007/978-1-4939-2089-1_61 61. Modafinil: Development and Use of the Compound Michel Billiard1 and Serge Lubin2 (1) Department of Neurology, Gui de Chauliac Hospital, 80, Avenue Augustin Fliche,…
Psychological Treatment of Insomnia: The Evolution of Behavior Therapy and Cognitive Behavior Therapy
© Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2015Sudhansu Chokroverty and Michel Billiard (eds.)Sleep Medicine10.1007/978-1-4939-2089-1_60 60. Psychological Treatment of Insomnia: The Evolution of Behavior Therapy and Cognitive Behavior Therapy María Montserrat Sánchez-Ortuño1 and Jack D. Edinger2 (1) Facultad de Enfermería,…
The Pharmacological Treatment of Sleep Disorders
Drug Chemical structure Mechanism of action Therapeutic use(s) Ethyl alcohol – Increase of GABA Insomnia activity Chloral hydrate Conversion to trichloroethanol – Insomnia Paraldehyde Polymer of acetaldehyde – Insomnia Barbiturates…
Sleep Deprivation: Societal Impact and Long-Term Consequences
Term Working definition Habitual sleep duration Sleep duration that is experienced on a regular basis in real-world situations Insomnia A clinical condition that is characterized by pathologically long sleep latency…
Sleep Disorders, Cognition, Accidents, and Performance
24. Terán-Santos J, Jimnénez-Gómez A, Cordero-Guevara J. The association between sleep apnea and the risk of traffic accidents. N Engl J Med. 1999;240:847–51.CrossRef 25. Young T, Blustein J, Finn L,…
Impotence and Erectile Problems in Sleep Medicine
© Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2015Sudhansu Chokroverty and Michel Billiard (eds.)Sleep Medicine10.1007/978-1-4939-2089-1_52 52. Impotence and Erectile Problems in Sleep Medicine Markus H. Schmidt1 (1) Ohio Sleep Medicine Institute, 4975 Bradenton Ave., 43017 Dublin, OH, USA …
The Gut and Sleep
© Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2015Sudhansu Chokroverty and Michel Billiard (eds.)Sleep Medicine10.1007/978-1-4939-2089-1_51 51. The Gut and Sleep M.E. Estep1 and W.C. Orr1 (1) Lynn Health Science Institute, 3555 NW 58th, Ste. 800, 73112-4703 Oklahoma City, OK, USA …
Endocrine–Metabolic Disorders and Sleep Medicine
Years Relationship sleep–GH Relationship sleep–cortisol Relationship sleep–glucose 1959–1969 Temporal association between SWS and elevated GH levels (even if sleep is delayed or sleep–wake cycles are reversed or modified). SWS deprivation…
Sleep and Pain: Milestones and Advances from Research
Fig. 49.1 a A bidirectional model assumes that higher pain intensity prior to sleep onset will lead to greater disturbed sleep; and greater disturbed sleep will lead to increased pain….
